Compare/DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B vs Grok-1

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8BvsGrok-1

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
xAI

Grok-1

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Tie
Lower Latency
Tie
Benchmarks (12-0)
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B

Pricing Comparison

MetricDeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8BGrok-1
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0
Output ($/M tokens)$0$0
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B$0.00
Grok-1$0.00

Speed Comparison

Speed data not available for these models.

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
16.411.7
Coding Index
7.8
Math Index
63.7
GPQA Diamond
61.2%
MMLU-Pro
73.9%
LiveCodeBench
51.3%
AIME 2025
63.7%
MATH-500
93.2%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.6%
SciCode
20.4%
IFBench
19.9%
TerminalBench
1.5%
DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B12 wins
0 winsGrok-1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B or Grok-1?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B wins 12 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Grok-1. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Both models have comparable generation speeds.

When should I use DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B vs Grok-1?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B for stronger benchmark performance, and both have comparable speed. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.