DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale vs Grok 4.3
DeepSeek vs xAI — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Grok 4.3 has the higher intelligence index (90.1 vs 89.9)
- •DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale is cheaper ($0.29 vs $1.25 per 1M input)
- •Grok 4.3 has a larger context window (1M)
| DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale | Grok 4.3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 89.9 | 90.1 |
| Developer | DeepSeek | xAI |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 163,840 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Input price | $0.29 / 1M | $1.25 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.43 / 1M | $2.50 / 1M |
| Speed | — | 88 tok/s |
| Released | December 1, 2025 | May 6, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Grok 4.3
GPQA Diamond
87.1
90.1
Humanity’s Last Exam
26.1
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