Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Grok 4.1 Fast offers 1.9M more tokens in context window than DeepSeek-R1. DeepSeek-R1 is $3.26 cheaper per million tokens. Grok 4.1 Fast supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
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.
xAI
Grok 4.1 Fast, released by xAI in November 2025, is a fast-response variant from the Grok 4 family featuring a 2M token context window designed for high-throughput applications. It omits thinking tokens for immediate responses, reducing latency while maintaining strong output quality. Grok 4.1 Fast targets production APIs, real-time assistants, and cost-sensitive applications requiring long-context understanding at high volume.
10 months newer

DeepSeek-R1
DeepSeek
2025-01-20

Grok 4.1 Fast
xAI
2025-11-17
Cost per million tokens (USD)
DeepSeek-R1
Grok 4.1 Fast
Context window and performance specifications
Available providers and their performance metrics
DeepSeek-R1
DeepSeek
Grok 4.1 Fast
DeepSeek-R1
Grok 4.1 Fast
DeepSeek-R1
Grok 4.1 Fast
xAI