DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning) vs Grok 4
Comparing 2 AI models · 6 benchmarks · DeepSeek, xAI
Composite Indices
Intelligence, Coding, Math
Standard Benchmarks
Academic and industry benchmarks
Benchmark Winners
DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning)
No clear wins
Grok 4
- GPQA
- MMLU Pro
- HLE
- LiveCodeBench
- MATH 500
- AIME 2025
| Metric | De DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning) | xA Grok 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing Per 1M tokens | ||
| Input Cost | $0.56/1M | $3.00/1M |
| Output Cost | $1.66/1M | $15.00/1M |
| Blended Cost 3:1 input/output ratio | $0.83/1M | $6.00/1M |
| Specifications | ||
| Organization Model creator | DeepSeek | xAI |
| Release Date Launch date | Aug 21, 2025 | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Performance & Speed | ||
| Throughput Output speed | — | 37.2 tok/s |
| Time to First Token (TTFT) Initial response delay | — | 9172ms |
| Latency Time to first answer token | — | 9172ms |
| Composite Indices | ||
| Intelligence Index Overall reasoning capability | 44.8 | 65.3 |
| Coding Index Programming ability | 39.0 | 55.1 |
| Math Index Mathematical reasoning | 49.7 | 92.7 |
| Standard Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA Graduate-level reasoning | 73.5% | 87.7% |
| MMLU Pro Advanced knowledge | 83.3% | 86.6% |
| HLE Hard language evaluation | 6.3% | 23.9% |
| LiveCodeBench Real-world coding tasks | 57.7% | 81.9% |
| MATH 500 Mathematical problems | — | 99.0% |
| AIME 2025 Advanced math competition | 49.7% | 92.7% |
| AIME (Original) Math olympiad problems | — | 94.3% |
| SciCode Scientific code generation | 36.7% | 45.7% |
| LCR Code review capability | 45.0% | 68.0% |
| IFBench Instruction-following | 37.8% | 53.7% |
| TAU-bench v2 Tool use & agentic tasks | 34.8% | 74.9% |
| TerminalBench Hard CLI command generation | 22.7% | 37.6% |
Key Takeaways
DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning) offers the best value at $0.56/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.
Grok 4 leads in reasoning capabilities with a 87.7% GPQA score, excelling at complex analytical tasks and problem-solving.
Grok 4 achieves a 55.1 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.
All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.
When to Choose Each Model
DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning)
- Cost-sensitive applications
- High-volume processing
Grok 4
- Complex reasoning tasks
- Research & analysis
- Code generation
- Software development
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