Head-to-head comparison across 2benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)
88
Grok 4.3
79
Verified leaderboard positions: DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) #2 · Grok 4.3 unranked
Pick DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Grok 4.3 only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill.
Coding
+28.6 difference
Knowledge
+12.2 difference
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)
Grok 4.3
$1.74 / $3.48
$1.25 / $2.5
N/A
209 t/s
N/A
12.36s
1M
1M
Pick DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Grok 4.3 only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill.
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 88 to 79. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)'s sharpest advantage is in coding, where it averages 75.9 against 47.3. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HLE, 37.7% to 35%.
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) is also the more expensive model on tokens at $1.74 input / $3.48 output per 1M tokens, versus $1.25 input / $2.50 output per 1M tokens for Grok 4.3.
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 88 to 79. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HLE, where the scores are 37.7% and 35%.
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 66.1 versus 53.9. Inside this category, HLE is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 75.9 versus 47.3. Grok 4.3 stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.
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