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Grok 3 vs DeepSeek R1
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Spec
Grok 3
DeepSeek R1
Intelligence index↑ better
Winner74
73
Speed↑ better
Winner75 tok/s
60 tok/s
Time to first token↓ better
Winner0.6 s
1.5 s
Context window↑ better
Winner1M
128k
Max output↑ better
16k
Winner33k
Input price↓ better
$3.00 / 1M tokens
Winner$0.55 / 1M tokens
Output price↓ better
$15.00 / 1M tokens
Winner$2.19 / 1M tokens
Blended price↓ better
$6.00 / 1M tokens
Winner$0.96 / 1M tokens
License
Proprietary
Open source
Input modalities
text, image
text
Output modalities
text
text
Benchmark showdown
MMLU
Grok 3
88.0
DeepSeek R1
87.1
MMLU Pro
Grok 3
76.0
DeepSeek R1
75.9
GPQA
Grok 3
62.0
DeepSeek R1
71.5
MATH
Grok 3
88.5
DeepSeek R1
90.2
HumanEval
Grok 3
90.0
DeepSeek R1
91.0
Strengths, weaknesses and best-for
Grok 3
Strengths
- Live X data
- 1M context
- Strong reasoning mode
Weaknesses
- Smaller ecosystem
- Less tool-use tooling
Best for
- Real-time research
- Social-aware apps
DeepSeek R1
Strengths
- Reasoning at GPT-class scores
- Open weights
- Cheap
Weaknesses
- Slower than non-reasoning peers
Best for
- Self-hosted reasoning
- Math & code
- Cost-sensitive agents
Quick verdict
- Pick Grok 3 if you want it smarter, faster and longer context.
- Pick DeepSeek R1 if you want it cheaper.
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