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DeepSeek-R1 vs Grok 3 mini
Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
DeepSeek-R1 leads with 1.4% higher average benchmark score. Grok 3 mini offers 11.5K more tokens in context window than DeepSeek-R1. Grok 3 mini is $1.94 cheaper per million tokens. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1, released by DeepSeek on January 20, 2025, is a large reasoning model with 671 billion total parameters (37 billion active in its MoE architecture) designed for extended chain-of-thought reasoning. It features a 128K token context window and demonstrated strong performance on mathematics, coding, and scientific reasoning benchmarks at its release. DeepSeek-R1 targets complex analytical tasks, competitive programming, and applications requiring deep deliberative reasoning under an open MIT license.
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xAI
Grok 3 mini, released by xAI alongside Grok 3 in February 2025, is a compact reasoning model from the Grok 3 family featuring RL-enhanced Think mode for extended chain-of-thought processing. It features a 131K token context window and targets STEM tasks, mathematics, and coding applications where cost-efficient reasoning with configurable depth is required.
28 days newer
DeepSeek-R1
DeepSeek
2025-01-20
Grok 3 mini
xAI
2025-02-17
Pricing Comparison
Cost per million tokens (USD)
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DeepSeek-R1
Input:$0.55
Output:$2.19
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Grok 3 mini
Input:$0.30
Output:$0.50($1.94 cheaper)
Performance Metrics
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks
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DeepSeek-R1
Average Score:3.1%(+1.4%)
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Grok 3 mini
Average Score:1.7%
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
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DeepSeek-R1
Agents3.1%(+1.4%)
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Grok 3 mini
Agents1.7%
Provider Availability & Performance
Available providers and their performance metrics
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DeepSeek-R1
1 providers
DeepSeek
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Grok 3 mini
1 providers
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DeepSeek-R1
Avg Score:3.1%(+1.4%)
Providers:1
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Grok 3 mini
Avg Score:1.7%
Providers:1