Compare/DeepSeek-Coder-V2 vs Grok-1

DeepSeek-Coder-V2vsGrok-1

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek-Coder-V2

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
xAI

Grok-1

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Tie
Lower Latency
Tie
Benchmarks (1-1)
Tie

Pricing Comparison

MetricDeepSeek-Coder-V2Grok-1
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0
Output ($/M tokens)$0$0
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
DeepSeek-Coder-V2$0.00
Grok-1$0.00

Speed Comparison

Speed data not available for these models.

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
10.611.7
Coding Index
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
MMLU-Pro
LiveCodeBench
AIME 2025
MATH-500
74.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
SciCode
IFBench
TerminalBench
DeepSeek-Coder-V21 wins
1 winsGrok-1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek-Coder-V2 or Grok-1?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

It's a tie — both models win 1 benchmarks each across 12 evaluated categories. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Both models have comparable generation speeds.

When should I use DeepSeek-Coder-V2 vs Grok-1?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, both perform similarly on benchmarks, and both have comparable speed. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.