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Updated Sep 2026

DeepSeek V3.1vsGrok 4.7

DeepSeek V3.1 is cheaper than Grok 4.7 at $0.2/M vs $1.6/M input tokens.

DeepSeek V3.1 and Grok 4.7 compared across 10 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V3.1Grok 4.7
Input price$0.2/M tokens$1.6/M tokens
Output price$0.8/M tokens$4.8/M tokens
Context window164K tokens500K tokens
WeightsOpenClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedAug 2025Sep 2026
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 5 of the 10 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

DeepSeek V3.1354 words
Of course! Here is a simple, delicious recipe using common pantry staples. Pantry Perfection Pasta This dish is a celebration of simplicity. The humble can of chickpeas is transformed into a crispy, savory topping, while a silky, garlic-infused oil coats the pasta for a meal that feels luxurious but is incredibly easy…
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Grok 4.7129 words
Pantry Gold Honey Biscuits A sweet, buttery, slightly salty biscuit that tastes like it took more effort than it did. Ingredients (7) 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tbsp baking powder ½ tsp salt ¼ cup sugar ½ cup butter (cold) ¾ cup milk 2 tbsp honey Time: about 10 minutes prep, 12–15 minutes bake Instructions Heat the…
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Debug This Architecture

Here's the architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor (like Google Docs): **System Overview:** - Frontend: React SPA with…

DeepSeek V3.11,333 words
Of course. This is an excellent exercise. The proposed architecture has several critical flaws that would lead to data loss, poor performance, and a broken user experience. Here is a detailed breakdown of the failure modes, race conditions, and bottlenecks, along with specific solutions and their trade-offs.
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Grok 4.71,399 words
This design will lose edits, split users into inconsistent views, and fall over under concurrent writing. The core problems are clock-based conflict resolution, per-server WebSocket fan-out, polling as the sync path, and treating documents as full HTML snapshots.
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Startup Pitch Teardown

Here's a pitch deck summary for a startup called "MindMeld AI": **Slide 1 - Vision:** "We're building the future of human-AI collaboration.…

DeepSeek V3.1800 words
Of course. This is an excellent exercise. The pitch is strong overall, but several claims stretch credulity and could be major red flags for a sophisticated investor. Here are the three weakest claims, broken down. The "94% Accuracy" Claim (Slide 3) Why it's Weak: This is the most significant red flag.
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Grok 4.7599 words
Three weakest claims 1. “Predict what you want to type before you think it” (Slide 1) This is scientifically incoherent, not just ambitious. Non-invasive EEG decodes neural activity that is already underway (motor imagery, attempted speech, attention).
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

DeepSeek V3.1687 words
Of course. Here are three tailored explanations of how large language models learn and generate text. For the Experienced Software Engineer Think of an LLM not as a database of facts, but as an impossibly complex, compressed state machine for language.
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Grok 4.71,173 words
1. Experienced software engineer An LLM is a stateless function from a token sequence to a probability distribution over the next token. Training is a giant batch job: you stream text, run a forward pass, compare the predicted distribution to the actual next token with cross-entropy, and push gradients through billions…
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Beginner's Longevity Plan

Outline a simple, actionable 1-month plan for someone starting their journey towards better health and longevity. Focus on 3 key areas…

DeepSeek V3.1824 words
Of course. Here is a simple, actionable 1-month plan focused on three foundational pillars of health: Nutrition, Movement, and Recovery (which encompasses sleep and stress management). This plan is designed for a beginner, emphasizing consistency over perfection and building sustainable habits.
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Grok 4.7442 words
1-month beginner plan for better health and longevity Focus on three foundations: nutrition, movement, and sleep. Aim for consistency over perfection. If you have a medical condition, check with a clinician before big changes. Week-by-week rhythm Week 1: Build awareness and one easy habit in each area.
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Our Verdict
DeepSeek V3.1
DeepSeek V3.1
Grok 4.7
Grok 4.7

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

DeepSeek V3.1 costs 6.0x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V3.1
Input
$0.20
8.0× cheaper
Output
$0.80
6.0× cheaper
Grok 4.7
Input
$1.60
Output
$4.80

DeepSeek V3.1 is cheaper on both: 8.0× input, 6.0× output.

Where to run it

9 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek V3.18 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDeepInfrafp4$0.25 in·$0.95 out·164k·100% upNNovitafp8$0.27 in·$1.00 out·131k·100% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.27 in·$1.00 out·164k·98.1% upAAtlasCloudfp8$0.30 in·$0.95 out·131k·99% upCCoreWeavefp8$0.55 in·$1.65 out·161k·100% upMMara$0.60 in·$1.70 out·131k·94.2% up
2 more hostsFewer hosts
SSambaNovafp8$0.65 in·$1.50 out·131k·99.5% upGoogle Vertex AIdegraded$0.60 in·$1.70 out·164k·0% up
Grok 4.71 host
HostInOutContextUptime
xAI$1.60 in·$4.80 out·500k·99.1% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 22 Sep 2026.

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DeepSeek V3.1 is developed by DeepSeek while Grok 4.7 is developed by xAI. DeepSeek V3.1 has a 164K token context window vs Grok 4.7's 500K. You can compare their actual outputs across 10 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. DeepSeek V3.1 and Grok 4.7 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 10 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

DeepSeek V3.1 costs $0.2/M input tokens and Grok 4.7 costs $1.6/M input tokens. DeepSeek V3.1 is $1.40/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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