DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs xAI: Grok 4.5
Compare DeepSeek V3.2 Exp by DeepSeek against xAI: Grok 4.5 by xAI, context windows of 164K vs 500K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
xAI: Grok 4.5
DeepSeek V3.2 ExpRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, xAI: Grok 4.5 has the edge — newer, bigger context window.
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp is 15x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Input
$0.20
10× cheaper
Output
$0.40
15× cheaper
xAI: Grok 4.5
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp is cheaper on both — 10× input, 15× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
41%
xAI: Grok 4.5 uses 5.9x more emoji
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
xAI: Grok 4.5
55%Vocabulary61%
17wSentence Length16w
0.44Hedging0.23
5.8Bold2.5
4.2Lists2.4
0.02Emoji0.09
0.95Headings0.48
0.03Transitions0.06
Based on 20 + 27 text responses
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