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Real data comparison

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs SpaceXAI: Grok 4.5

On quality, SpaceXAI: Grok 4.5 leads (55.8 vs 51.8). On price, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 is cheaper ($0.11 vs $3.00 per 1M). In real production usage, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 is used more (rank #1 vs #30 of 291).

  • DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
  • SpaceXAI: Grok 4.5
Quality (Intelligence Index)51.8 / 55.8
Price ($/1M blended)$0.11 / $3.00
Average usage share12.91% / 0.65%
Best provider uptime100.0% / 100.0%
Coding index69.1 / 72.4
Agentic index48.4 / 48.9
Context window1,048,576 / 500,000
Quality per dollar460.4 pts/$ / 18.6 pts/$

Usage share over time

23.98%17.99%11.99%6.00%0.00%Share of usageJul 5Jul 22Aug 8
  • DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
  • SpaceXAI: Grok 4.5

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs SpaceXAI: Grok 4.5: which is better quality?

SpaceXAI: Grok 4.5 scores higher on Artificial Analysis's Intelligence Index (55.8 vs 51.8).

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs SpaceXAI: Grok 4.5: which is cheaper?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 is cheaper at $0.11/1M vs $3.00/1M.

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs SpaceXAI: Grok 4.5: which is used more?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 has higher real OpenRouter usage share (rank #1 vs #30 of 291).

Source: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings), as of August 9, 2026.

Benchmark scores: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings).

Methodology: smophy.ai/benchmark/methodology

Token counts originate from each provider's own tokenizer and are not directly comparable across providers.