DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning) vs Grok 4.3 (High)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning) by DeepSeek or Grok 4.3 (High) by SpaceXAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Grok 4.3 (High)
Grok 4.3 (High) vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning): 22.1% more intelligence, 19.4% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 306.4% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning) | Grok 4.3 (High) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 20.4 | 24.9 | +22.1% Grok 4.3 (High) is 22.1% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $450.76 | $363.24 | −19.4% Grok 4.3 (High) is 19.4% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.85s | 27.84s | +306.4% Grok 4.3 (High) is 306.4% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.32 / $3.96 | $1.25 / $2.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- Grok 4.3 (High) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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