DeepSeek-R1 vs Grok 4.20 0309 v2
DeepSeek vs xAI — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Grok 4.20 0309 v2 has the higher intelligence index (91.1 vs 75)
- •DeepSeek-R1 is cheaper ($0.55 vs $2.00 per 1M input)
- •DeepSeek-R1 is faster
| DeepSeek-R1 | Grok 4.20 0309 v2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 75 | 91.1 |
| Developer | DeepSeek | xAI |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | Open weights | — |
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | — |
| Input price | $0.55 / 1M | $2.00 / 1M |
| Output price | $2.19 / 1M | $6.00 / 1M |
| Speed | 189 tok/s | 105 tok/s |
| Released | January 20, 2025 | April 7, 2026 |
| Parameters | 671B total / 37B active (MoE) | — |
| Input modalities | Text | — |
| Output modalities | Text | — |
Shared benchmarks
DeepSeek-R1
Grok 4.20 0309 v2
GPQA Diamond
71.5
91.1
Humanity’s Last Exam
9.3
32.2