DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Grok Build 0.1
Market Position
LiveBench Quality Versus Estimated Output Cost
This current-market view appears only when both compared models are reviewed current models with publisher-reported LiveBench token accounting and current sourced USD output rates.
Model Markets Rankings
Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
| Ranking | DeepSeek-V4-Pro | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| CostLower is better · Published-token output estimate | #9 of 36$0.054 per LiveBench case | #1 of 36$0.0020 per LiveBench case |
Ranks come from the current complete eligible cohorts. Green highlights appear only when both models are ranked in the same metric. Missing required inputs remain unranked, and the three dimensions are not collapsed into an overall winner.
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
| Benchmark | DeepSeek-V4-Pro | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench2026-06-25 · overall · leader | 76.79100% of row best · percent · deepseek-v4-pro · 35,014 output tokens / case | 71.0993% of row best · percent · grok-build-0.1 · 980 output tokens / case |
| Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above | 1 benchmark winOverall lead | 0 benchmark wins |
Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | DeepSeek-V4-Pro | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | DeepSeek | xAI |
| Family | Deepseek V4 Pro | Grok Build |
| Model | DeepSeek-V4-Pro | Grok Build 0.1 |
| Version | DeepSeek-V4-Pro | Grok Build 0.1 |
| Lifecycle | active | preview |
| Released | 2026-04-24 | 2026-05-29 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1,049K | 256K |
| Total parameters | 1.6T | Unknown |
| Active parameters | 49B | Unknown |
| License | mit | Unknown |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | No |
| Provider access | DeepSeek (Standard), Deepinfra (Standard), Fireworks Ai (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard) | Xai (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning | chat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, tools |
14 comparable fields · 12 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
DeepSeek V4 Pro Capabilities
Grok Build 0.1 Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Grok Build 0.1 FAQs
Is DeepSeek V4 Pro or Grok Build 0.1 better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both DeepSeek V4 Pro and Grok Build 0.1, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Pro or Grok Build 0.1?+
DeepSeek V4 Pro is $0.66 and Grok Build 0.1 is $1.00 per million tokens, so DeepSeek V4 Pro is cheaper on this metric. DeepSeek V4 Pro is $1.5441 and Grok Build 0.1 is $2.00 per million tokens, so DeepSeek V4 Pro is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, DeepSeek V4 Pro or Grok Build 0.1?+
DeepSeek V4 Pro has the larger sourced context window. DeepSeek V4 Pro supports 1,049K and Grok Build 0.1 supports 256K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, DeepSeek V4 Pro or Grok Build 0.1?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can DeepSeek V4 Pro or Grok Build 0.1 be self-hosted?+
DeepSeek V4 Pro is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. DeepSeek V4 Pro is open weight; Grok Build 0.1 is not marked open weight.
Can DeepSeek V4 Pro and Grok Build 0.1 understand images?+
DeepSeek V4 Pro is not documented with image input; Grok Build 0.1 is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, DeepSeek V4 Pro or Grok Build 0.1?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. DeepSeek V4 Pro is — and Grok Build 0.1 is —.
Do DeepSeek V4 Pro and Grok Build 0.1 support reasoning and tool use?+
DeepSeek V4 Pro: reasoning. Grok Build 0.1: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, DeepSeek V4 Pro or Grok Build 0.1?+
DeepSeek V4 Pro has 6 sourced provider routes; Grok Build 0.1 has 1, so DeepSeek V4 Pro has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, DeepSeek V4 Pro or Grok Build 0.1?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.