Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok-3 Mini leads with 4.4% higher average benchmark score. DeepSeek-R1-0528 offers 126.1K more tokens in context window than Grok-3 Mini. Grok-3 Mini is $1.85 cheaper per million tokens. Grok-3 Mini supports multimodal inputs. DeepSeek-R1-0528 is available on 3 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1-0528 represents a specific release iteration of the DeepSeek-R1 model, developed to incorporate refinements and improvements from ongoing training. Built to provide enhanced reasoning capabilities based on accumulated insights, it continues the evolution of DeepSeek's reasoning-focused architecture.
xAI
Grok 3 Mini was developed as an efficient version of Grok 3, designed to bring next-generation capabilities to resource-conscious deployments. Built to provide strong performance with practical efficiency, it extends Grok 3's innovations to broader application scenarios.
3 months newer

Grok-3 Mini
xAI
2025-02-17

DeepSeek-R1-0528
DeepSeek
2025-05-28
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek-R1-0528

Grok-3 Mini
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 4 common benchmarks

DeepSeek-R1-0528

Grok-3 Mini
Grok-3 Mini
2024-11-17
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-R1-0528
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Novita

DeepSeek-R1-0528

Grok-3 Mini

DeepSeek-R1-0528

Grok-3 Mini

Grok-3 Mini
xAI