DeepSeek-OCR is a vision-language model launched by DeepSeek AI, focusing on optical character recognition (OCR) and “contextual optical compression.” The model is designed to explore the limits of compressing contextual information from images, efficiently processing documents and converting them into structured text formats such as Markdown. The model requires an image as input.
DeepSeek-OCR vs Grok 4.5
Compare DeepSeek-OCR from DeepSeek and Grok 4.5 from Grok on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
Grok 4.5 was trained on datasets spanning knowledge in coding, science, engineering, and math. With both intelligent and efficient reasoning, Grok 4.5 excels at real engineering tasks and exceeds comparable leading models at these tasks.
Pricing & Specifications
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: DeepSeek-OCR, Grok 4.5?
DeepSeek-OCR: $0.02/M output tokens; Grok 4.5: $6.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
Which responds faster?
DeepSeek-OCR: 0.3s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.
How large is each context window?
DeepSeek-OCR accepts 8,000 and Grok 4.5 accepts 500,000 input tokens.
Which one generates tokens faster?
DeepSeek-OCR at 203.3 tok/s and Grok 4.5 at 25.5 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.
What inputs and capabilities does each model support?
DeepSeek-OCR accepts text and image input; Grok 4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context.
Can I call DeepSeek-OCR and Grok 4.5 with the same API key?
Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.
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