DeepSeek-R1 vs Grok 4

Side-by-side benchmark comparison across knowledge, coding, math, and reasoning.

Quick Verdict

Grok 4 wins overall with a score of 69 vs 35 (34 point difference).Grok 4 wins 4 out of 4 categories.

Knowledge

Grok 4

DeepSeek-R1

41.8

Grok 4

84.8

44
MMLU
87
43
GPQA
86
41
SuperGPQA
84
39
OpenBookQA
82

Coding

Grok 4

DeepSeek-R1

36

Grok 4

79

36
HumanEval
79

Mathematics

Grok 4

DeepSeek-R1

43

Grok 4

86.6

44
AIME 2023
87
46
AIME 2024
89
45
AIME 2025
88
40
HMMT Feb 2023
84
42
HMMT Feb 2024
86
41
HMMT Feb 2025
85
43
BRUMO 2025
87

Reasoning

Grok 4

DeepSeek-R1

41

Grok 4

82

42
SimpleQA
83
40
MuSR
81

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek-R1 or Grok 4?

Grok 4 scores higher overall with 69 vs 35, a difference of 34 points across all benchmarks.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek-R1 or Grok 4?

Grok 4 leads in knowledge tasks with an average score of 84.8 vs 41.8.

Which is better for coding, DeepSeek-R1 or Grok 4?

Grok 4 leads in coding with an average score of 79 vs 36.

Which is better for math, DeepSeek-R1 or Grok 4?

Grok 4 leads in math with an average score of 86.6 vs 43.

Which is better for reasoning, DeepSeek-R1 or Grok 4?

Grok 4 leads in reasoning with an average score of 82 vs 41.