DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale vs xAI: Grok 4.3
Compare DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale by DeepSeek against xAI: Grok 4.3 by xAI, context windows of 131K vs 1.0M, tested across 51 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
xAI: Grok 4.3
DeepSeek V3.2 SpecialeRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, xAI: Grok 4.3 has the edge — newer, bigger context window.
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale is 6.0x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Input
$0.28
4.5× cheaper
Output
$0.42
6.0× cheaper
xAI: Grok 4.3
Input
$1.25
Output
$2.50
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale is cheaper on both — 4.5× input, 6.0× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
49%
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale uses 10.9x more emoji
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
xAI: Grok 4.3
45%Vocabulary62%
15wSentence Length16w
0.97Hedging0.46
3.2Bold2.3
3.5Lists2.5
0.11Emoji0.00
0.42Headings0.34
0.28Transitions0.14
Based on 21 + 27 text responses
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