DeepSeek V3.1 Base vs Grok Code Fast 1: side-by-side summary

DeepSeek V3.1 Base and Grok Code Fast 1 are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

DeepSeek V3.1 Base, from DeepSeek, has a 163,840-token context window and is priced by the provider serving it on OpenRouter.

Grok Code Fast 1, from SpaceXAI, has a 256,000-token context window and is priced by the provider serving it on OpenRouter.

Context window

• DeepSeek V3.1 Base: 163,840 tokens
• Grok Code Fast 1: 256,000 tokens

Price

• DeepSeek V3.1 Base: Pricing varies by provider
• Grok Code Fast 1: Pricing varies by provider

Provided by

• DeepSeek V3.1 Base: DeepSeek
• Grok Code Fast 1: SpaceXAI

• DeepSeek V3.1 Base model details, providers and pricing
• Grok Code Fast 1 model details, providers and pricing