# DeepSeek V3 vs Grok 4.6

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V3 leads Grok 4.6 in 1 of 3 shared categories: General LLM.

DeepSeek V3: price per 1M tokens is unset in the catalog.

Grok 4.6: $3 per 1M blended tokens.

DeepSeek V3: open weights.

Grok 4.6: closed weights.

- Which to pick, General LLM: As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V3 leads Grok 4.6 in General LLM at #12 against #61.
- Which to pick, Science: As of Oct 15, 2026, Grok 4.6 leads DeepSeek V3 in Science at #10 against #114.
- Which to pick, Long context: As of Oct 15, 2026, Grok 4.6 leads DeepSeek V3 in Long context at #48 against #185.

As of Oct 15, 2026, DeepSeek V3 is a former state-of-the-art holder in General LLM (since Jan 5, 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).