Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Both models show comparable benchmark performance. Grok 3 offers 880.4K more tokens in context window than DeepSeek-V3.1. DeepSeek-V3.1 is $16.63 cheaper per million tokens. Grok 3 supports multimodal inputs. Both models have their strengths depending on your specific coding needs.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.1, released by DeepSeek in August 2025, is a hybrid large language model with 671 billion total parameters (37 billion active) that unifies the capabilities of DeepSeek-V3 and DeepSeek-R1 in a single model. It features a 128K token context window and supports both direct generation and extended reasoning modes selectable via the chat template. DeepSeek-V3.1 targets general-purpose tasks, coding, and complex reasoning under an open MIT license.
xAI
Grok 3, released by xAI in February 2025, is a large language model trained on xAI's Colossus supercluster with substantially increased compute over previous generations. It features a 1M token context window, RL-enhanced Think mode for extended reasoning, and demonstrated strong results on mathematics, coding, and scientific benchmarks. Grok 3 targets complex reasoning, real-time information tasks via X platform integration, and agentic workflows via the xAI API.
6 months newer

Grok 3
xAI
2025-02-17

DeepSeek-V3.1
DeepSeek
2025-08-21
Cost per million tokens (USD)
DeepSeek-V3.1
Grok 3
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks
DeepSeek-V3.1
Grok 3
Performance comparison across key benchmark categories
DeepSeek-V3.1
Grok 3
Available providers and their performance metrics
DeepSeek-V3.1
DeepSeek
Grok 3
DeepSeek-V3.1
Grok 3
DeepSeek-V3.1
Grok 3
xAI