Grok 4 vs DeepSeek-V3.2 (Reasoning)
Side-by-side specs, pricing and capabilities. Both models run on Clade under one subscription, so you can switch between them in the same conversation.
Grok 4 comes from xAI and DeepSeek-V3.2 (Reasoning) from DeepSeek. The practical difference for most people is context, price, and which input types each one accepts.
Grok 4 holds more in a single conversation — 256K tokens against 128K — which matters for long documents and large codebases.
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Reasoning) is the cheaper of the two on input tokens at $0.03 / 1M tokens.
| Specification | Grok 4 | DeepSeek-V3.2 (Reasoning) |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | DeepSeek |
| Model ID | grok-4-0709 | deepseek-reasoner |
| Context window | 256K | 128K |
| Max output | — | 64K |
| Input price | $3.00 / 1M tokens | $0.03 / 1M tokens |
| Output price | $15.00 / 1M tokens | $0.42 / 1M tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
| Input types | text, image, file, audio | text |
| Output types | text | text |
| Plan | Premium | Free |
Which should you use?
Pick Grok 4 when…
- You need the larger context window — 256K against 128K.
- You need image and file and audio input, which the other model does not accept.
Pick DeepSeek-V3.2 (Reasoning) when…
- Cost matters: input runs at $0.03 / 1M tokens versus $3.00 / 1M tokens.
- You want longer single responses — up to 64K output tokens.
- You are on the free plan — this model is included without an upgrade.
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