Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok 4 Fast offers 1.8M more tokens in context window than DeepSeek-R1. Grok 4 Fast is $2.04 cheaper per million tokens. Grok 4 Fast supports multimodal inputs. DeepSeek-R1 is available on 5 providers. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-R1 was developed as a reasoning-focused language model, designed to combine chain-of-thought reasoning with reinforcement learning techniques. Built to excel at complex problem-solving through trial-and-error learning and deliberate analytical processes, it demonstrates the power of efficient training methods in open-source model development.
xAI
Grok 4 Fast is a multimodal language model developed by xAI. It achieves strong performance with an average score of 73.0% across 7 benchmarks. It excels particularly in SimpleQA (95.0%), HMMT 2025 (93.3%), AIME 2025 (92.0%). With a 2.0M token context window, it can handle extensive documents and complex multi-turn conversations. The model is available through 1 API provider. As a multimodal model, it can process and understand text, images, and other input formats seamlessly. Released in 2025, it represents xAI's latest advancement in AI technology.
7 months newer

DeepSeek-R1
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

Grok 4 Fast
xAI
2025-08-28
Cost per million tokens (USD)

DeepSeek-R1

Grok 4 Fast
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics

DeepSeek-R1
DeepInfra
DeepSeek
Fireworks
Together
ZeroEval

DeepSeek-R1

Grok 4 Fast

DeepSeek-R1

Grok 4 Fast

Grok 4 Fast
xAI