Model Comparison

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp vs Grok-3 Mini

Grok-3 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is 1.1x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Grok-3 Mini is better at 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench).

Grok-3 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp costs less

For input processing, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp ($0.27/1M tokens) is 1.1x cheaper than Grok-3 Mini ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp ($0.41/1M tokens) is 1.2x cheaper than Grok-3 Mini ($0.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Grok-3 Mini is more expensive than DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
Input tokens$0.27
Output tokens$0.41
Best providerNovita
xAI
Grok-3 Mini
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerxAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp accepts 163,840 input tokens compared to Grok-3 Mini's 128,000 tokens. DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp can generate longer responses up to 65,536 tokens, while Grok-3 Mini is limited to 8,000 tokens.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
Input163,840 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
xAI
Grok-3 Mini
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Grok-3 Mini supports multimodal inputs, whereas DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp does not.

Grok-3 Mini can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Grok-3 Mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is licensed under MIT, while Grok-3 Mini uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

MIT

Open weights

Grok-3 Mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp was released on 2025-09-29, while Grok-3 Mini was released on 2025-02-17.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is 7 months newer than Grok-3 Mini.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

Sep 29, 2025

7 months ago

7mo newer
Grok-3 Mini

Feb 17, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-3 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-17, while DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok-3 Mini's training data extends to 2024-11-17, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp's cutoff date.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

—

Grok-3 Mini

Nov 2024

Provider Availability

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is available from Novita. Grok-3 Mini is available from xAI.

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp

novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.27/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.41/1M

Grok-3 Mini

xai logo
xAI
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.50/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

DeepSeek
Larger context window (163,840 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
xAI
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher AIME 2025 score (90.8% vs 89.3%)
Higher GPQA score (84.0% vs 79.9%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (80.4% vs 74.1%)
DeepSeekDeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
xAIGrok-3 Mini
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp
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Grok-3 Mini

FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp vs Grok-3 Mini

Grok-3 Mini significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is made by DeepSeek and Grok-3 Mini is made by xAI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp scores SimpleQA: 97.1%, AIME 2025: 89.3%, MMLU-Pro: 85.0%, HMMT 2025: 83.6%, GPQA: 79.9%. Grok-3 Mini scores AIME 2024: 95.8%, AIME 2025: 90.8%, GPQA: 84.0%, LiveCodeBench: 80.4%.
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is 1.1x cheaper for input tokens. DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp costs $0.27/M input and $0.41/M output via novita. Grok-3 Mini costs $0.30/M input and $0.50/M output via xai.
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp supports 164K tokens and Grok-3 Mini supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (164K vs 128K), input pricing ($0.27 vs $0.30/M), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (MIT vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is developed by DeepSeek and Grok-3 Mini is developed by xAI.