DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale vs xAI: Grok 4.5
Compare DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale by DeepSeek against xAI: Grok 4.5 by xAI, context windows of 131K vs 500K, tested across 51 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
xAI: Grok 4.5
DeepSeek V3.2 SpecialeRunner-up
No community votes yet. On paper, xAI: 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
xAI: 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
xAI: 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
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