DeepSeekvsGrok
Two general assistant tools, the same questions. Every answer comes from the official pages, with the date we checked. Nothing here is ranked.
last check 2026-10-11
DeepSeek
by DeepSeek
DeepSeek is an AI chat assistant on the web and in iOS and Android apps; a beginner might try it for questions, writing help, or answers that use its web search function.
Good for: Writing, Learning, Office work, Research
All DeepSeek factsGrok
by SpaceXAI
Grok is an AI chat assistant from SpaceXAI on the web and in iOS and Android apps; a beginner might try it for questions that need current web and X information or for summarizing an uploaded file.
Good for: Writing, Learning, Office work, Research
All Grok factsWhere they differ
- AI modelsDeepSeek: V4 ProGrok: Grok 4.6, Grok 4.7, Grok 4.5
- Web searchDeepSeek: SupportedGrok: Limited, Supported
- AccountDeepSeek: Account required (email or third-party login)Grok: Use without logging in is offered where available; otherwise an account is required
- Context windowDeepSeek: 1M tokens by default across official DeepSeek servicesGrok: 2x longer conversations than Free, 5x longer conversations than Free
- Used to train AIDeepSeek: Used to improve models unless you turn it offGrok: Used to improve models unless you turn it off, Not used to train models by default
- How long data is keptDeepSeek: Stored in the People's Republic of China. Kept as long as needed to provide the service; no fixed period statedGrok: Kept until you delete it; deleted chats removed within 30 days. Deletion takes up to 30 days
- Agent modeDeepSeek: LimitedGrok: Supported
- Voice conversationDeepSeek: LimitedGrok: Supported
Confirmed for only one of the two so far: file upload, image input, usage limits, memory, projects, custom assistants, runs code and analyses data, connects to. The table below shows which.
Same answer for both: free plan, platforms, can switch off training.
Plans and prices
As listed on each official pricing page, in the currency we were shown. No conversion, no rounding.
DeepSeek
- Free Free planPrice not confirmed
Through the API: about $0.41 – $1.58 a month for 30 short chat messages a day, across 2 models. Each model is in the full comparison below.
Plan details and sources for DeepSeekGrok
- Free Free plan$0.00 / month
- SuperGrok Lite Paid, individualPrice not confirmed
- SuperGrok Paid, individual$30.00 / month
- SuperGrok Plus Paid, individual$100.00 / month
- SuperGrok Heavy Paid, individualPrice not confirmed
- Business TeamPrice not confirmed
Through the API: about $1.02 – $2.40 a month for 30 short chat messages a day, across 6 models. Each model is in the full comparison below.
Plan details and sources for GrokFull comparison with sources
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| What it is for | DeepSeek is an AI chat assistant on the web and in iOS and Android apps; a beginner might try it for questions, writing help, or answers that use its web search function. | Grok is an AI chat assistant from SpaceXAI on the web and in iOS and Android apps; a beginner might try it for questions that need current web and X information or for summarizing an uploaded file. |
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| Free planA free plan that is not time-limited. Trials are listed separately. |
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| Plans and pricesOriginal currency and billing period. No conversion. |
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| Through the APIPer 1 million tokens, and about what 30 short chat messages a day cost a month. |
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| AI modelsThe AI models the official pages name for this product. Line-ups change often, so check the date. |
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| File uploadYou can give it files such as PDFs or documents. |
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| Image inputYou can give it an image to describe or analyse. |
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| Voice conversationTalk to it out loud and hear it answer. |
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| Runs code and analyses dataRuns code to work with numbers, spreadsheets or charts, not only text. |
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| Web searchIt can search the web while answering. |
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| PlatformsWhere the product is offered: web, desktop app, mobile app, or editor extension. |
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| MemoryRemembers things you told it in earlier chats. |
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| ProjectsGroup chats and files for one piece of work, with their own instructions. |
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| Custom assistantsMake your own assistant with fixed instructions and files, such as GPTs or Gems. |
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| Agent modeCan take actions for you in a browser or on a computer, such as filling in forms. |
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| Connects toApps and services it can read from or work in, as the official pages name them. |
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| AccountWhether you need to sign up before using it. |
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| Where it is availableCountries or regions where the provider says it can be used. |
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| Deep researchA mode that searches many sources step by step and writes a report with citations. |
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| Confidence | Last checked 2026-10-11 Not yet confirmed: File upload, Image input, Where it is available, Usage limits, Memory, Projects, Custom assistants, Runs code and analyses data, Deep research, Connects to | Last checked 2026-10-11 Not yet confirmed: Where it is available, Deep research |
What it is for
What it is for
DeepSeek:
DeepSeek is an AI chat assistant on the web and in iOS and Android apps; a beginner might try it for questions, writing help, or answers that use its web search function.
Grok:
Grok is an AI chat assistant from SpaceXAI on the web and in iOS and Android apps; a beginner might try it for questions that need current web and X information or for summarizing an uploaded file.
Editor's suggestion
DeepSeek:
- Editor's suggestion: Try a question about something recent, and open the linked sources before relying on the answer.
Grok:
- Editor's suggestion: Try summarising a document you are allowed to share, then check the summary against the original.
- Editor's suggestion: Try a question about something recent, and open the linked sources before relying on the answer.
Cost
Free plan
A free plan that is not time-limited. Trials are listed separately.
DeepSeek:
- Supporteddeepseek.comchecked 2026-10-10
Free plan
Grok:
- Supportedx.aichecked 2026-10-10
Free plan
Plans and prices
DeepSeek:
- Free (Free plan)Price not confirmed
- All plan details and sources
Grok:
- Free (Free plan)$0.00 / month
- SuperGrok Lite (Paid, individual)Price not confirmed
- SuperGrok (Paid, individual)$30.00 / month
- SuperGrok Plus (Paid, individual)$100.00 / month
- SuperGrok Heavy (Paid, individual)Price not confirmed
- Business (Team)Price not confirmed
- All plan details and sources
Through the API
Per 1 million tokens, and about what 30 short chat messages a day cost a month.
DeepSeek:
- DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash$0.30 in · $1.20 out · about $0.41 a month
- DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813$1.32 in · $3.96 out · about $1.58 a month
- Official price pageHow we count
Grok:
- Grok Build 0.1$1.00 in · $2.00 out · about $1.02 a month
- Grok 4.3$1.25 in · $2.50 out · about $1.28 a month
- Grok 4.20$1.25 in · $2.50 out · about $1.28 a month
- Grok 4.7$2.00 in · $6.00 out · about $2.40 a month
- Grok 4.6$2.00 in · $6.00 out · about $2.40 a month
- Grok 4.5$2.00 in · $6.00 out · about $2.40 a month
- Official price pageHow we count
AI models
AI models
The AI models the official pages name for this product. Line-ups change often, so check the date.
DeepSeek:
- V4 Proapi-docs.deepseek.comchecked 2026-10-10
Grok:
- Grok 4.6, Grok 4.7, Grok 4.5x.ai +2checked 2026-10-10
Input and output
File upload
You can give it files such as PDFs or documents.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Grok:
- Supporteddocs.x.aichecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified · On: Web, Mobile app
Image input
You can give it an image to describe or analyse.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Grok:
- Supporteddocs.x.aichecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified · On: Web, Mobile app
Voice conversation
Talk to it out loud and hear it answer.
DeepSeek:
- Limitedcdn.deepseek.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Only evidence is voice input listed in the privacy policy; no voice feature page was found.
Grok:
- Supportedx.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Runs code and analyses data
Runs code to work with numbers, spreadsheets or charts, not only text.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Grok:
- Supporteddocs.x.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Checking facts
Web search
It can search the web while answering.
DeepSeek:
- Supportedcdn.deepseek.comchecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Grok:
- Limitedx.aichecked 2026-10-10
Free plan
Free plan: real-time web and X search is limited.
- Supportedx.aichecked 2026-10-10
Plan not specified
Workflow
Platforms
Where the product is offered: web, desktop app, mobile app, or editor extension.
DeepSeek:
- Web, Mobile appcdn.deepseek.comchecked 2026-10-10
Grok:
- Web, Mobile appdocs.x.aichecked 2026-10-10
Memory
Remembers things you told it in earlier chats.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Grok:
- Supportedx.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Projects
Group chats and files for one piece of work, with their own instructions.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Grok:
- Supporteddocs.x.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Custom assistants
Make your own assistant with fixed instructions and files, such as GPTs or Gems.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Grok:
- Limitedx.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
Custom Skills (reusable instructions), not standalone assistants.
Agent mode
Can take actions for you in a browser or on a computer, such as filling in forms.
DeepSeek:
- Limiteddeepseek.comchecked 2026-10-11
Plan not specified
This is the separate DeepSeek Harness desktop app, in public preview, not the chat app.
Grok:
- Supportedx.aichecked 2026-10-11
Plans: SuperGrok, SuperGrok Plus, SuperGrok Heavy
Connects to
Apps and services it can read from or work in, as the official pages name them.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Grok:
- Gmail & Google Calendar, Google Drive, OneDrive, Outlook Mail & Calendar, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Salesforce, Box, Canva, Gamma, GitHub, Linear, Meltwater, Notion, S&P Global, Verceldocs.x.aichecked 2026-10-11
Requirements
Account
Whether you need to sign up before using it.
DeepSeek:
- Account required (email or third-party login)cdn.deepseek.comchecked 2026-10-10
Grok:
- Use without logging in is offered where available; otherwise an account is requiredx.aichecked 2026-10-10
Not yet confirmed
Where it is available
Countries or regions where the provider says it can be used.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Grok:
- Not yet confirmed
Deep research
A mode that searches many sources step by step and writes a report with citations.
DeepSeek:
- Not yet confirmed
Grok:
- Not yet confirmed
Sources and confidence
Confidence
DeepSeek:
Last checked 2026-10-11
Not yet confirmed: File upload, Image input, Where it is available, Usage limits, Memory, Projects, Custom assistants, Runs code and analyses data, Deep research, Connects to
Grok:
Last checked 2026-10-11
Not yet confirmed: Where it is available, Deep research