Is xAI: Grok 4.20 or DeepSeek: R1 cheaper?

DeepSeek: R1 is cheaper on output tokens ($2.50 vs $6.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, xAI: Grok 4.20 or DeepSeek: R1?

xAI: Grok 4.20 has the larger context window (2M tokens).

xAI: Grok 4.20 vs DeepSeek: R1

DeepSeek: R1 is cheaper on output tokens, while xAI: Grok 4.20 offers a larger context window. Choose xAI: Grok 4.20 or DeepSeek: R1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	xAI: Grok 4.20	DeepSeek: R1
Provider	Kilo Gateway	Kilo Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$2.00	$0.70
Output / 1M tokens	$6.00	$2.50
Context window	2M	64K
Parameters	500B	671B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Mar 2026	Jan 2025

xAI: Grok 4.20 details →DeepSeek: R1 details →

FAQ

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