# DeepSeek R1 vs Grok 4.6

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek R1 leads Grok 4.6 in 0 of 5 shared categories.

DeepSeek R1: $1.15 per 1M blended tokens.

Grok 4.6: $3 per 1M blended tokens.

DeepSeek R1: open weights.

Grok 4.6: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, Grok 4.6 leads DeepSeek R1 in General LLM at #48 against #118.
- Which to pick, Reasoning: As of Oct 15, 2026, Grok 4.6 leads DeepSeek R1 in Reasoning at #44 against #116.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Grok 4.6 leads DeepSeek R1 in Science at #10 against #90.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Grok 4.6 leads DeepSeek R1 in Long context at #41 against #123.
- Which to pick, Abstraction (ARC): As of Oct 15, 2026, Grok 4.6 leads DeepSeek R1 in Abstraction (ARC) at #20 against #77.

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek R1 is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Jan 28, 2025; sources LMArena Text (style-controlled, overall); methodology v1.0).

As of Oct 15, 2026, Grok 4.6 is ranked #10 in Science (since Oct 15, 2026; sources GPQA Diamond; methodology v1.0).