Comparing 2 models

DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Grok 4.5

Facts first, then task-specific rankings. A highlighted cell is better only for that row, not universally.

metric
Model 1DeepSeek V4 Pro
Model 2Grok 4.5
Best for
Best Open-Weight LLM for Self-Hosting (#3)
Best Cheap LLM for High Volume (#3)
Provider
deepseek
x-ai
Context
1.0MBest
500K
Input / 1M
$0.43Best
$2
Output / 1M
$0.87Best
$6
Tool use
yesBest
yesBest
Vision
yesBest
Reasoning
yesBest
yesBest
Open-weight
yesBest
Released
Apr 23, 2026
Jul 7, 2026