DeepSeek V4 Pro is 47.2% cheaper for input tokens ($1.32 vs. $2.50 per 1M tokens) and $3.96 vs. $12.50 for output tokens (1.9x cost advantage). In terms of operational performance, Grok 4 delivers lower response latency at 480ms TTFT (40ms faster than DeepSeek V4 Pro) with 95 vs. 78 tok/s throughput. DeepSeek V4 Pro leads coding evaluations at 80.6% SWE-bench Verified vs. 73.2% for Grok 4 and 90.1% vs. 86.2% on GPQA Diamond.
Verified daily via automated API latency tests and official documentation.
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Verified Performance & Unit Economics Delta (12 Dimensions)
Daily synchronized metrics across token pricing, prompt cache economics, latency, throughput, and 5 capability benchmarks.
Metric / Dimension
DeepSeek V4 Pro
Grok 4
Net Delta / Advantage
Input Cost / 1M Tokens
$1.32
$2.50
DeepSeek V4 Pro is 1.9x cheaper
Output Cost / 1M Tokens
$3.96
$12.50
DeepSeek V4 Pro (68.3% lower)
Prompt Cache Read / 1M
$0.145
$0.500
DeepSeek V4 Pro is 3.4x cheaper
Prompt Cache Write / 1M
$1.32
$2.50
DeepSeek V4 Pro is 1.9x cheaper
Context Window (Max Output)
1,024k (128k out)
262k (66k out)
DeepSeek V4 Pro (3.9x larger context)
Avg TTFT Response Latency
520ms
480ms
Grok 4 (40ms faster)
Generation Speed (Throughput)
78 tok/s
95 tok/s
Grok 4 (+17 tok/s faster)
SWE-bench Verified (Coding)
80.6%
73.2%
DeepSeek V4 Pro (+7.4% lead)
GPQA Diamond (PhD STEM)
90.1%
86.2%
DeepSeek V4 Pro (+3.9% lead)
MMLU-Pro (Multi-Discipline)
88.4%
89.9%
Grok 4 (+1.5% lead)
MATH-500 (Quantitative Logic)
97.3%
97.6%
Grok 4 (+0.3% lead)
Inference Value Score (IVR)
67 / 100
57.6 / 100
DeepSeek V4 Pro (+9.4 pts)
Interactive Monthly Token Economics & ROI Forecaster
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DeepSeek V4 Pro is cheaper at $1.32/1M input tokens ($3.96/1M output) compared to $2.50/1M input ($12.50/1M output) for Grok 4.
Which model has lower TTFT latency and higher tok/s throughput: DeepSeek V4 Pro or Grok 4?
Grok 4 delivers faster first-token latency at 480ms TTFT (95 tok/s throughput) compared to 520ms TTFT (78 tok/s) for DeepSeek V4 Pro.
How do DeepSeek V4 Pro and Grok 4 compare on SWE-bench coding and GPQA Diamond reasoning?
On SWE-bench Verified software engineering, DeepSeek V4 Pro scores 80.6% versus 73.2% for Grok 4. On GPQA Diamond graduate-level STEM reasoning, DeepSeek V4 Pro scores 90.1% versus 86.2% for Grok 4 (and 97.3% vs 97.6% on MATH-500).
When should you choose DeepSeek V4 Pro?
Choose DeepSeek V4 Pro (DeepSeek) for open-weight 1.6T MoE powerhouse designed for cost-effective full-repository code generation, mathematical reasoning, and persistent chain-of-thought multi-step agent workflows — offering a 1,024k context window, 520ms TTFT, and $1.32/1M input pricing ($0.145/1M cached reads).
When should you choose Grok 4?
Choose Grok 4 (xAI) for real-time financial/market intelligence, PhD-level STEM problem solving, and autonomous code generation — offering a 262k context window, 480ms TTFT, and $2.50/1M input pricing ($0.500/1M cached reads).
