DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs Grok 4.5
Compare DeepSeek V3.2 Exp by DeepSeek against Grok 4.5 by xAI, context windows of 164K vs 500K, tested across 53 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Grok 4.5
DeepSeek V3.2 ExpRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, 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
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
40%
Grok 4.5 uses 5.9x more emoji
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
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
Research
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