Models

CC DeepSeek V3.1 vs Grok 4.5

Output tokens cost $1.68 per million on CC DeepSeek V3.1 and $6.00 per million on Grok 4.5. Input tokens cost $0.56 per million on CC DeepSeek V3.1 and $2.00 per million on Grok 4.5. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.56 per million on CC DeepSeek V3.1 and $0.50 per million on Grok 4.5. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 0.7s on CC DeepSeek V3.1 and 1.7s on Grok 4.5. Measured output throughput is 59.0 tok/s on CC DeepSeek V3.1 and 26.2 tok/s on Grok 4.5. On the LMArena coding leaderboard CC DeepSeek V3.1 scores 1447 and Grok 4.5 scores 1523.

DeepSeekCC DeepSeek V3.1GrokGrok 4.5
DeepSeek logo
CC DeepSeek V3.1
DeepSeek · text → text

For Claude code only

Input$0.56 /M
Output$1.68 /M
Grok logo
Grok 4.5
Grok · text, image → text

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.

Input$2.00 /M
Output$6.00 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

CC DeepSeek V3.1
Grok 4.5
Input /M
$0.56
$2.00
Output /M
$1.68
$6.00
Cache read /M
$0.56
$0.50
Context length
NaN
500,000
Max output
0
500,000
Time to First Token
0.7 s
1.7 s
Throughput
59.0 tok/s
26.2 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
API Formats
Released
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July 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

cc-deepseek-v3.1grok-4.5

Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
cc-deepseek-v3.1grok-4.5
1360142014801540
Overall
14171470
Coding
14471523
Math
14161478
Hard prompts
14321495
Instruction following
14031466
Multi-turn
14061477
Creative writing
13891449
Longer query
14211485
Chinese
14641511
English
14281475

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

CC DeepSeek V3.1
$58.80 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: CC DeepSeek V3.1, Grok 4.5?

CC DeepSeek V3.1: $1.68/M output tokens; Grok 4.5: $6.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

Grok 4.5: 1523; CC DeepSeek V3.1: 1447 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

CC DeepSeek V3.1: 0.7s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

Which one generates tokens faster?

CC DeepSeek V3.1 at 59.0 tok/s and Grok 4.5 at 26.2 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

CC DeepSeek V3.1 accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; Grok 4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context.

Can I call CC DeepSeek V3.1 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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