DeepSeek V3.2 vs Grok 4.3
List-price comparison · DeepSeek V3.2 details · Grok 4.3 details
For a typical workload (100,000 requests / mo), DeepSeek V3.2 costs 84% less — $41.18/mo vs $250.00/mo.
| DeepSeek V3.2 | Grok 4.3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.229 | $1.25 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.343 | $2.50 |
| Typical request (1,200 in + 400 out) | $0.0004 | $0.0025 |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 1M tokens |
| Max output | 64k tokens | — |
| Tier | Balanced | Flagship |
| Provider | DeepSeek | xAI |
Projected monthly cost
Rows open both models in the calculator — adjust volume and token counts there.
DeepSeek V3.2
Extremely competitive coding and reasoning benchmarks at a fraction of commercial-API pricing — strong default for cost-sensitive batch workloads.
Open-weight hosting means latency and uptime vary by inference provider (DeepInfra, Fireworks, etc.) — pin a provider or add fallbacks for production SLAs.
Grok 4.3
Strong real-time knowledge via X/Twitter integration and competitive general reasoning at a lower price than other flagship models.
Smaller third-party ecosystem and fewer enterprise compliance certifications than OpenAI/Anthropic/Google offerings.
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Vendor list rates · per-request examples assume 1,200 input + 400 output tokens.