deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 vs grok-4.5
Side-by-side comparison of deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 and grok-4.5: benchmarks, pricing, context window and capabilities. Both are accessible through Requesty's unified API.
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1
Input / 1M
$0.85
Output / 1M
$2.50
Context
64K
Model ID
deepinfra/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1
xAI
grok-4.5
Input / 1M
$2.00
Output / 1M
$6.00
Context
500K
Model ID
xai/grok-4.5
Pricing & specifications
| deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 | grok-4.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input price / 1M | $0.85 | $2.00 |
| Output price / 1M | $2.50 | $6.00 |
| Context window | 64K tokens | 500K tokens |
| Max output | 8K tokens | N/A |
| Vision input | N/A | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Prompt caching | N/A | Yes |
| Computer use | N/A | N/A |
| Provider | DeepInfra | xAI |
Questions people ask
Is deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 better than grok-4.5?
Benchmark data is limited for one or both models. Compare pricing and capabilities in the tables above, and test both on your own workload.
Which is cheaper, deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 or grok-4.5?
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 is cheaper. deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 costs $0.85/$2.50 per 1M input/output tokens, while grok-4.5 costs $2.00/$6.00.
Can I use deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 and grok-4.5 through the same API?
Yes. Requesty provides a single OpenAI-compatible API that routes to both. Change just the "model" parameter to switch between "deepinfra/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1" and "xai/grok-4.5", no other code changes needed.
What are the context windows?
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 supports up to 64K tokens of context. grok-4.5 supports up to 500K tokens. Longer context means you can feed larger documents or codebases in a single prompt, though quality often degrades past 128K for most models.
Switch between deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 and grok-4.5 with one line of code
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