Models

DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Grok 2 Vision 1212

Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash from DeepSeek and Grok 2 Vision 1212 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.

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DeepSeek logo
DeepSeek V4 Flash
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-flash-0731)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.

Input$0.142 /M
Output$0.284 /M
Cache read$0.0284 /M
Grok logo
Grok 2 Vision 1212
Grok · text, image → text

grok-2-vision-1212 is the latest vision model in the Grok family, delivering outstanding performance on vision-based tasks and achieving state-of-the-art results in visual mathematical reasoning and document-based question answering. It supports a wide range of visual inputs, including documents, charts, screenshots, and real-world images, making it well-suited for advanced visual understanding and reasoning use cases. The price of calling this model in AIhubMix is ​​10% lower than on the official website.

Input$1.8 /M
Output$9 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

DeepSeek V4 Flash
Grok 2 Vision 1212
Input /M
$0.142
$1.8
Output /M
$0.284
$9
Cache read /M
$0.0284
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Context length
1,000,000
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Max output
384,000
0
Time to First Token
1.0 s
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Throughput
66.4 tok/s
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Modalities
text
textimage
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsthinking
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
April 24, 2026
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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.

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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-flashgrok-2-vision-1212
12601320138014401500
Overall
13351436
Coding
13591483
Math
12941426
Hard prompts
13261459
Instruction following
13121428
Multi-turn
13241452
Creative writing
13171408
Longer query
13351448
Chinese
13411473
English
13461445

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 Flash
$12.78 /mo
Grok 2 Vision 1212
$243 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4 Flash, Grok 2 Vision 1212?

DeepSeek V4 Flash: $0.284/M output tokens; Grok 2 Vision 1212: $9/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

DeepSeek V4 Flash: 1483; Grok 2 Vision 1212: 1359 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

DeepSeek V4 Flash accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and thinking; Grok 2 Vision 1212 accepts text and image input.

Can I call DeepSeek V4 Flash and Grok 2 Vision 1212 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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