DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Grok 4.3
DeepSeek V4 Pro and Grok 4.3 are both current production-tier models. DeepSeek V4 Pro is meaningfully cheaper at $0.43 / $0.87 per 1M. Grok 4.3 leads on instruction following, tool use.
Specs side by side
| Metric | DeepSeek DeepSeek V4 Pro | xAI Grok 4.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price (per 1M) | $0.435 | $1.25 |
| Output price (per 1M) | $0.87 | $2.5 |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Speed tier | balanced | balanced |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
| EU region | No | No |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Prompt caching | Yes | Yes |
| Vision input | No | Yes |
| Extended thinking | Yes | Yes |
When to choose each
Choose DeepSeek V4 Pro if…
- Cost is a priority ($0.43 / $0.87 per 1M vs $1.25 / $2.5 per 1M)
- You need open weights for self-hosting or fine-tuning
Choose Grok 4.3 if…
- You need image input / vision
- Instruction following is central to your workload
- Tool use is central to your workload
Benchmark delta
DeepSeek V4 Pro leads on
DeepSeek V4 Pro has no meaningful benchmark lead in this pair.
Grok 4.3 leads on
- Instruction following
- Tool use
FAQ — DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Grok 4.3
DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Grok 4.3 — which is better?
DeepSeek V4 Pro and Grok 4.3 are both current production-tier models. DeepSeek V4 Pro is meaningfully cheaper at $0.43 / $0.87 per 1M. Grok 4.3 leads on instruction following, tool use. The right pick depends on your use case — see "When to choose each" above for a data-driven decision.
How does DeepSeek V4 Pro pricing compare to Grok 4.3?
DeepSeek V4 Pro costs $0.43 / $0.87 per 1M vs Grok 4.3 at $1.25 / $2.5 per 1M. DeepSeek V4 Pro is cheaper on output tokens by roughly 187%. Both support prompt caching, which reduces effective cost by 80-90% on repeat system prompts.
Does DeepSeek V4 Pro or Grok 4.3 have the bigger context window?
Grok 4.3 has a 1M-token context window — 1× the 1M context of DeepSeek V4 Pro. Enough for entire codebases, books, or multi-document RAG.
Is there a free tier for DeepSeek V4 Pro or Grok 4.3?
DeepSeek V4 Pro: no — No free tier on the official API — but at $0.435/$0.87 per 1M it is near-free vs frontier peers. Grok 4.3: no — X Premium / SuperGrok includes Grok web chat; API is paid.
Which is better for coding — DeepSeek V4 Pro or Grok 4.3?
Both leads on coding benchmarks (DeepSeek V4 Pro: 91/100, Grok 4.3: 91/100). For production coding agents also weigh tool-use performance — DeepSeek V4 Pro scores 86, Grok 4.3 scores 90.