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CC DeepSeek V3 vs Grok 4.5

Compare CC DeepSeek V3 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.

DeepSeekCC DeepSeek V3GrokGrok 4.5
DeepSeek logo
CC DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek · → text

For Claude code only

Input$0.3 /M
Output$0.3 /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 /M
Output$6 /M
Cache read$0.5 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

CC DeepSeek V3
Grok 4.5
Input /M
$0.3
$2
Output /M
$0.3
$6
Cache read /M
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$0.5
Context length
NaN
500,000
Max output
0
500,000
Time to First Token
1.6 s
4.4 s
Throughput
58.0 tok/s
34.2 tok/s
Modalities
textimage
Supported Parameters
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-v3grok-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-v3grok-4.5
1280136014401520
Overall
13591471
Coding
13881523
Math
13111479
Hard prompts
13501495
Instruction following
13441466
Multi-turn
13741476
Creative writing
13491451
Longer query
13751487
Chinese
13691512
English
13711476

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
$22.50 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: CC DeepSeek V3, Grok 4.5?

CC DeepSeek V3: $0.3/M output tokens; Grok 4.5: $6/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: 1388 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

CC DeepSeek V3: 1.6s 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 at 58.0 tok/s and Grok 4.5 at 34.2 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

Can I call CC DeepSeek V3 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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