Models

DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Grok 4.5

Compare DeepSeek V4 Pro 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.

DeepSeekDeepSeek V4 ProGrokGrok 4.5
DeepSeek logo
DeepSeek V4 Pro
DeepSeek · text → text

(This model currently points to the older 0423 version; if you need to request the latest version, you can choose the model deepseek-v4-pro-0813)DeepSeek-V4 features an ultra-long context of one million characters and achieves leading performance domestically and in the open-source domain in agent capabilities, world knowledge, and reasoning.( Directly requesting deepseek-v4-pro will route you through the official discount channel.)

Input$1.69 /M
Output$3.38 /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.

DeepSeek V4 Pro
Grok 4.5
Input /M
$1.69
$2.00
Output /M
$3.38
$6.00
Cache read /M
$0.14
$0.50
Context length
1,000,000
500,000
Max output
384,000
500,000
Time to First Token
1.2 s
1.5 s
Throughput
47.4 tok/s
25.5 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsthinking
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputslong context
API Formats
Released
April 24, 2026
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.

deepseek-v4-progrok-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
deepseek-v4-progrok-4.5
1420146015001540
Overall
14581470
Coding
15021523
Math
14451478
Hard prompts
14801495
Instruction following
14531466
Multi-turn
14761477
Creative writing
14451449
Longer query
14731485
Chinese
14951511
English
14681475
WebDev Arena
deepseek-v4-progrok-4.5
1420148015401600
Overall
14451556
React
14391559
HTML
14371577
Gaming
14501586
Simulations
14421598
Data analytics
14361522

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.

DeepSeek V4 Pro
$152 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4 Pro, Grok 4.5?

DeepSeek V4 Pro: $3.38/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; DeepSeek V4 Pro: 1502 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

DeepSeek V4 Pro: 1.2s 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 V4 Pro accepts 1,000,000 and Grok 4.5 accepts 500,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 384,000 tokens on DeepSeek V4 Pro and 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5.

Which one generates tokens faster?

DeepSeek V4 Pro at 47.4 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 V4 Pro accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and thinking; Grok 4.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and long context.

Can I call DeepSeek V4 Pro 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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