Models

DeepSeek V3.2 vs Grok 4.5

Output tokens cost $0.45 per million on DeepSeek V3.2 and $6.00 per million on Grok 4.5. Input tokens cost $0.30 per million on DeepSeek V3.2 and $2.00 per million on Grok 4.5. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.03 per million on DeepSeek V3.2 and $0.50 per million on Grok 4.5. Context lengths are 128,000 tokens on DeepSeek V3.2 and 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5. Time to first token (TTFT) measured on AIHubMix is 2.0s on DeepSeek V3.2 and 1.6s on Grok 4.5. Measured output throughput is 30.8 tok/s on DeepSeek V3.2 and 25.2 tok/s on Grok 4.5. On the LMArena coding leaderboard DeepSeek V3.2 scores 1470 and Grok 4.5 scores 1523.

DeepSeekDeepSeek V3.2GrokGrok 4.5
DeepSeek logo
DeepSeek V3.2
DeepSeek · text → text

DeepSeek-V3.2 is an efficient large language model equipped with DeepSeek Sparse Attention and reinforced reasoning performance, but its core strength lies in powerful agentic capabilities—enabled by large-scale task-synthesis that tightly integrates reasoning with real-world tool use, delivering robust, compliant, and generalizable agent behaviour. Users can toggle deeper reasoning through the reasoning_enabled switch.

Input$0.30 /M
Output$0.45 /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 V3.2
Grok 4.5
Input /M
$0.30
$2.00
Output /M
$0.45
$6.00
Cache read /M
$0.03
$0.50
Context length
128,000
500,000
Max output
64,000
500,000
Time to First Token
2.0 s
1.6 s
Throughput
30.8 tok/s
25.2 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsthinking
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.

deepseek-v3.2grok-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.

deepseek-v3.2grok-4.5

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-v3.2grok-4.5
13801420146015001540
Overall
14251470
Coding
14701523
Math
14291478
Hard prompts
14471495
Instruction following
14211466
Multi-turn
14281477
Creative writing
14011449
Longer query
14421485
Chinese
14631511
English
14371475
WebDev Arena
deepseek-v3.2grok-4.5
1280138014801580
Overall
13321556
React
13471559
HTML
13081577
Gaming
15861586
Simulations
15981598
Data analytics
15221522

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 V3.2
$24.92 /mo
Grok 4.5
$210 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V3.2, Grok 4.5?

DeepSeek V3.2: $0.45/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 V3.2: 1470 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

Grok 4.5: 1.6s 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 V3.2 accepts 128,000 and Grok 4.5 accepts 500,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 64,000 tokens on DeepSeek V3.2 and 500,000 tokens on Grok 4.5.

Which one generates tokens faster?

DeepSeek V3.2 at 30.8 tok/s and Grok 4.5 at 25.2 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

DeepSeek V3.2 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 V3.2 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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