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DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs Grok 4.3

Updated October 21, 2026. 47 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.

Replace DeepSeek V3.2 Exp Replace Grok 4.3
DeepSeek V3.2 ExpDeepSeek
Coding
55.0
Overall
16.6
Output $/M
$0.41
28
Grok 4.3xAI
Coding
22.5
Overall
24.9
Output $/M
$2.50
19
vs boards won of 47 shared

Decision reading

Pick DeepSeek V3.2 Exp for coding: it scores 55.0 on the Vibe Coding Index against 22.5 for Grok 4.3.

Pick Grok 4.3 when the context window is larger, 1M against 164K tokens, or when what matters is LMArena WebDev or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Model ADeepSeek V3.2 ExpDeepSeek55.0/1002 independent benchmarksNo cost per solved taskModel BGrok 4.3xAI22.5/1001 independent benchmark$0.31 per solved task
Shared results
47
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp only
10
Grok 4.3 only
57
Like-for-like categories
8 of 9

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

At a glance

Coding index
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp 55.0 from 2 benchmarks, Grok 4.3 22.5 from 1 benchmark.
Widest category
Agentic work, 63.7 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
Widest single gap
τ²-Bench Telecom: DeepSeek V3.2 Exp 33.9% against Grok 4.3 97.7%, 63.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp $0.41 against Grok 4.3 $2.50 per million output tokens, 6.1x apart.
Context window
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp takes 164K tokens, Grok 4.3 1M.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryDeepSeek V3.2 ExpBarsGrok 4.3Ties
Coding24
Intelligence01
Agentic work01
Reasoning32
Math20
Knowledge40
Web design16
General165
All shared boards2819
CodingLike-for-likeFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index24
Coding benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Grok 4.3
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpGrok 4.3Leader
Aider polyglot74.2%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
LMArena WebDev12721358Grok 4.3
AA Coding IndexNot measured42.2Only Grok 4.3 measured
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured84.5%Only Grok 4.3 measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured71.4%Only Grok 4.3 measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)Not measured19.4%Only Grok 4.3 measured
Code migration (Vals AI)Not measured6.8%Only Grok 4.3 measured
ProgramBench (Vals AI)Not measured0.0%Only Grok 4.3 measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)Not measured42.0%Only Grok 4.3 measured
SkillsBench (Vals AI)Not measured40.6%Only Grok 4.3 measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)78.9%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
SciCodeNot measured48.3%Only Grok 4.3 measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)31.1%37.9%Grok 4.3
WeirdML39.5%49.9%Grok 4.3
ALE-BenchNot measured944.2Only Grok 4.3 measured
LMArena Text: coding14381415DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: software and IT14381416DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1353Only Grok 4.3 measured
LMArena WebDev: HTML12811367Grok 4.3
LMArena WebDev: from an imageNot measured1375Only Grok 4.3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 18 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Intelligence benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Grok 4.3
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpGrok 4.3Leader
AA Intelligence Index16.624.9Grok 4.3
Epoch Capabilities Index144.9Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
Agentic work benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Grok 4.3
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpGrok 4.3Leader
AA Agentic IndexNot measured15.5Only Grok 4.3 measured
Design Arena: agents building web appsNot measured1126Only Grok 4.3 measured
Design Arena: agents building full-stack appsNot measured1006Only Grok 4.3 measured
Design Arena: agents building mobile appsNot measured1059Only Grok 4.3 measured
Design Arena: agents building Android appsNot measured967Only Grok 4.3 measured
Design Arena: agents building Godot gamesNot measured914Only Grok 4.3 measured
Design Arena: agents building gamesNot measured1007Only Grok 4.3 measured
Design Arena: HTML slidesNot measured1008Only Grok 4.3 measured
Design Arena: PowerPoint slidesNot measured1012Only Grok 4.3 measured
Finance Agent (Vals AI)Not measured37.7%Only Grok 4.3 measured
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)Not measured6.2%Only Grok 4.3 measured
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)Not measured15.4%Only Grok 4.3 measured
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)Not measured18.4%Only Grok 4.3 measured
τ²-Bench Telecom33.9%97.7%Grok 4.3
TheAgentCompany42.9%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
Vending-Bench 2Not measured$35Only Grok 4.3 measured
LMArena SearchNot measured1166Only Grok 4.3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 22 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index32
Reasoning benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Grok 4.3
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpGrok 4.3Leader
GPQA DiamondNot measured91.4%Only Grok 4.3 measured
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)Not measured83.1%Only Grok 4.3 measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)79.7%90.1%Grok 4.3
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)14.9%37.2%Grok 4.3
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured88.8%Only Grok 4.3 measured
Chess puzzlesNot measured18.0%Only Grok 4.3 measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts14291396DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: expert14221384DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English14441402DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Vision: diagramsNot measured1241Only Grok 4.3 measured
LMArena Vision: homeworkNot measured1241Only Grok 4.3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
Math benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Grok 4.3
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpGrok 4.3Leader
AA Math Index87.7Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)87.7%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured93.3%Only Grok 4.3 measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3Not measured42.8%Only Grok 4.3 measured
FrontierMath, tier 4Not measured14.6%Only Grok 4.3 measured
ProofBenchNot measured11.0%Only Grok 4.3 measured
LMArena Text: math14221387DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: mathematical work14331396DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
Knowledge benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Grok 4.3
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpGrok 4.3Leader
MMLU ProNot measured85.8%Only Grok 4.3 measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured84.5%Only Grok 4.3 measured
CaseLaw (Vals AI)Not measured79.3%Only Grok 4.3 measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured68.5%Only Grok 4.3 measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured70.8%Only Grok 4.3 measured
MortgageTax (Vals AI)Not measured48.3%Only Grok 4.3 measured
MedCode (Vals AI)Not measured38.1%Only Grok 4.3 measured
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)85.0%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
SimpleQA VerifiedNot measured33.2%Only Grok 4.3 measured
LMArena Text: science14431399DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14681384DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: legal and government14191386DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: business and finance14121381DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index16
Web design benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Grok 4.3
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpGrok 4.3Leader
Design Arena: websites11791196Grok 4.3
Design Arena: UI components11661192Grok 4.3
Design Arena: game dev11451174Grok 4.3
Design Arena: data viz11521180Grok 4.3
Design Arena: 3D11481125DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
Design Arena: all code categories11711187Grok 4.3
Design Arena: SVG10311081Grok 4.3
Design Arena: ASCII artNot measured1125Only Grok 4.3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index165
General benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Grok 4.3
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpGrok 4.3Leader
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)Not measured51.7%Only Grok 4.3 measured
SAGE (Vals AI)Not measured19.7%Only Grok 4.3 measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)Not measured74.4%Only Grok 4.3 measured
Vals Multimodal IndexNot measured43.3%Only Grok 4.3 measured
IFBench54.1%83.3%Grok 4.3
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)72.3%75.0%Grok 4.3
DTBench87.7%90.7%Grok 4.3
LMCA29.1%38.3%Grok 4.3
Fiction.LiveBench83.3%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
CL-bench13.2%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
CL-bench Life9.5%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V3.2 Exp measured
LMArena Text14251397DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: instruction following14011366DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: creative writing14041380DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena VisionNot measured1229Only Grok 4.3 measured
LMArena Text: English14411404DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: non-English14041385DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: Chinese14611422DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: German14401395DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: Japanese13311379Grok 4.3
LMArena Text: Korean13721354DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: French14341411DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: Spanish14411399DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: Russian14121399DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: Polish14351398DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: multi-turn14221406DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: longer queries14181393DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: writing and language14071385DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Text: entertainment and media14071370DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
LMArena Vision: EnglishNot measured1235Only Grok 4.3 measured
LMArena Vision: ChineseNot measured1257Only Grok 4.3 measured
LMArena Vision: reading textNot measured1235Only Grok 4.3 measured
LMArena Vision: humorNot measured1222Only Grok 4.3 measured
LMArena Vision: recognizing thingsNot measured1217Only Grok 4.3 measured
LMArena Vision: creative writingNot measured1237Only Grok 4.3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Grok 4.3
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3.2 ExpGrok 4.3Leader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp$0.0005Fits in one request
Grok 4.3$0.0025Fits in one request

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp$0.015Fits in one request
Grok 4.3$0.070Fits in one request

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp$0.058Exceeds the context window
Grok 4.3$0.275Fits in one request

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Grok 4.3
SpecificationDeepSeek V3.2 ExpSpaceXAI Grok 4.3
MakerDeepSeekxAI
WeightsOpen weightsNo public weights listed
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2025April 30, 2026
Context window164K1M
Input $/Mtok$0.27$1.25
Output $/Mtok$0.41$2.50
Coding index55.022.5
Independent measurements behind it21
Cost per solved taskNot computable$0.31
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is DeepSeek V3.2 Exp better than Grok 4.3 for coding?

Pick DeepSeek V3.2 Exp for coding: it scores 55.0 on the Vibe Coding Index against 22.5 for Grok 4.3. Pick Grok 4.3 when the context window is larger, 1M against 164K tokens, or when what matters is LMArena WebDev or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.2 Exp or Grok 4.3?

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp costs $0.27 per million input tokens and $0.41 per million output tokens; Grok 4.3 costs $1.25 and $2.50. Cost per solved task is known for Grok 4.3 only.

Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V3.2 Exp or Grok 4.3?

Grok 4.3, with 1M tokens against 164K.

How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs Grok 4.3 comparison based on?

47 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. DeepSeek V3.2 Exp's coding index rests on 2 independent benchmarks and Grok 4.3's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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