DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale vs Grok 4.5
Compare DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale by DeepSeek against Grok 4.5 by xAI, context windows of 131K vs 500K, tested across 51 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Grok 4.5
DeepSeek V3.2 SpecialeRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, Grok 4.5 has the edge — newer, bigger context window.
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale is 14x 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
7.1× cheaper
Output
$0.42
14× cheaper
Grok 4.5
Input
$2.00
Output
$6.00
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale is cheaper on both — 7.1× input, 14× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
40%
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale uses 5.0x more transitions
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
Grok 4.5
45%Vocabulary61%
15wSentence Length16w
0.97Hedging0.23
3.2Bold2.5
3.5Lists2.4
0.11Emoji0.09
0.42Headings0.48
0.28Transitions0.06
Based on 21 + 27 text responses
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