Model comparison - Similar price, same tier
DeepSeek V4 Pro vs Grok Build 0.1
DeepSeek V4 Pro is from DeepSeek and Grok Build 0.1 is from xAI. On list price, Grok Build 0.1 charges 24% less than DeepSeek V4 Pro for input ($1 vs $1.32 per 1M tokens), and DeepSeek V4 Pro charges 2x Grok Build 0.1's output price ($3.96 vs $2 per 1M tokens). DeepSeek V4 Pro has a 1,000,000-token context window and Grok Build 0.1 256,000 tokens; DeepSeek V4 Pro returns up to 393,216 output tokens per response, and no primary source states a max output for Grok Build 0.1. DeepSeek V4 Pro was released on April 24, 2026 and Grok Build 0.1 on May 19, 2026. DeepSeek V4 Pro publishes open weights (MIT); Grok Build 0.1 is closed-weights.
Last verified from each provider's pricing page. All sources
Side-by-side specs
| Spec | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | xAI |
| Input / 1M tokens | $1.32 | $1 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $3.96 | $2 |
| Cache read / 1M | $0.044 | $0.20 |
| Long-context rates above | - | 200,000 tokens |
| Context window | 1,000,000 | 256,000 |
| Max output | 393,216 | - |
| Release date | ||
| Weights | Open | Closed |
| License | MIT | - |
| API model id | deepseek-v4-pro | grok-build-0.1 |
| AI Gateway id | deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro | spacexai/grok-build-0.1 |
| Last verified |
Prices in USD per 1M tokens at each provider's standard first-party rate. A dash means the provider does not bill that item separately or no primary page states it.
What each costs in practice
The same three workloads every model page uses, worked from each model's standard list rates. Swap in your own token counts with the math on each model's page.
| Workload | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Grok Build 0.1 |
|---|---|---|
| One agent session1M input tokens and 100K output tokens, no caching. | $1.72 | $1.20 |
| A chat app10,000 requests a day at 2K input and 500 output tokens each. | $46.20$1,386.00 per 30-day month | $30.00$900.00 per 30-day month |
| The same session at a 90% cache hit90% of the input is read from the prompt cache. The one-time cache write premium is not included. | $0.5676 | $0.48 |
Show the math
DeepSeek V4 Pro
- One agent sessionInput: 1M x $1.32 = $1.32Output: 0.1M x $3.96 = $0.396
- A chat appInput: 20M x $1.32 = $26.40Output: 5M x $3.96 = $19.80
- The same session at a 90% cache hitCached input: 0.9M x $0.044 = $0.0396Uncached input: 0.1M x $1.32 = $0.132Output: 0.1M x $3.96 = $0.396
Grok Build 0.1
- One agent sessionInput: 1M x $1 = $1.00Output: 0.1M x $2 = $0.20
- A chat appInput: 20M x $1 = $20.00Output: 5M x $2 = $10.00
- The same session at a 90% cache hitCached input: 0.9M x $0.20 = $0.18Uncached input: 0.1M x $1 = $0.10Output: 0.1M x $2 = $0.20
Benchmarks under the same setting
No board in the benchmark directory lists both DeepSeek V4 Pro and Grok Build 0.1 under the same setting, so there is no like-for-like score to show here.
Set them up in your tools
Step-by-step guides whose official docs list DeepSeek V4 Pro or Grok Build 0.1 by model id.
- Use DeepSeek in AiderLists DeepSeek V4 Pro
- Use DeepSeek in Claude CodeLists DeepSeek V4 Pro
- Use DeepSeek in ClineLists DeepSeek V4 Pro
- Use DeepSeek in Codex CLILists DeepSeek V4 Pro
- Use DeepSeek in ContinueLists DeepSeek V4 Pro
- Use DeepSeek in GitHub CopilotLists DeepSeek V4 Pro
- Use DeepSeek in GooseLists DeepSeek V4 Pro
- Use DeepSeek in Kilo CodeLists DeepSeek V4 Pro
- Use DeepSeek in OpenCodeLists DeepSeek V4 Pro
- Use DeepSeek in Roo CodeLists DeepSeek V4 Pro
- Use DeepSeek in ZedLists DeepSeek V4 Pro
- Use Grok in ClineLists Grok Build 0.1
- Use Grok in Codex CLILists Grok Build 0.1
- Use Grok in ContinueLists Grok Build 0.1
- Use Grok in Kilo CodeLists Grok Build 0.1
- Use Grok in OpenCodeLists Grok Build 0.1
- Use Grok in Roo CodeLists Grok Build 0.1
- Use Grok in ZedLists Grok Build 0.1
Model pages
FAQ
How do DeepSeek V4 Pro and Grok Build 0.1 compare on price?
On list price, Grok Build 0.1 charges 24% less than DeepSeek V4 Pro for input ($1 vs $1.32 per 1M tokens), and DeepSeek V4 Pro charges 2x Grok Build 0.1's output price ($3.96 vs $2 per 1M tokens). For one agent session of 1M input and 100K output tokens with no caching, that is $1.72 on DeepSeek V4 Pro and $1.20 on Grok Build 0.1. Prices are each provider's first-party list rates, verified October 17, 2026 and October 17, 2026.
What are the context windows of DeepSeek V4 Pro and Grok Build 0.1?
DeepSeek V4 Pro has a 1,000,000-token context window and Grok Build 0.1 256,000 tokens; DeepSeek V4 Pro returns up to 393,216 output tokens per response, and no primary source states a max output for Grok Build 0.1.
Are DeepSeek V4 Pro and Grok Build 0.1 open weights?
DeepSeek V4 Pro's weights are published at huggingface.co under the MIT. Grok Build 0.1 is closed-weights and is called through xAI's API as grok-build-0.1.
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Sources
DeepSeek V4 Pro verified from api-docs.deepseek.com; Grok Build 0.1 verified from docs.x.ai. This page is as current as the older of the two: .
- https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing
- https://docs.x.ai/developers/pricing
- https://api-docs.deepseek.com/updates
- https://api-docs.deepseek.com/news/news260424
- https://api-docs.deepseek.com/news/news260813
- https://api-docs.deepseek.com/news/news260910
- https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro
- https://vercel.com/ai-gateway/models/deepseek-v4-pro
- https://docs.x.ai/developers/models/grok-build-0.1
- https://docs.x.ai/developers/release-notes
- https://x.ai/news
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