Grok Build 0.1 vs R1
How do these models stack up? Below is an expert side-by-side comparison of specifications, context window capacity, live pricing per million tokens, and standardized benchmark scores for Grok Build 0.1 and R1.
Grok Build 0.1
Grok Build 0.1 is xAI’s fast coding model trained specifically for agentic software engineering workflows. It supports text and image inputs with text output, and is optimized for interactive coding...
R1
DeepSeek R1 is here: Performance on par with [OpenAI o1](/openai/o1), but open-sourced and with fully open reasoning tokens. It's 671B parameters in size, with 37B active in an inference pass....
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Grok Build 0.1 | R1 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | DeepSeek |
| Context Window | 256,000 tokens | 163,840 tokens |
| Agent Suitability | N/A | N/A |
| Time to First Token (TTFT) | N/A | N/A |
| Deployment Model | managed api | self hostable |
| Production Stability | stable | stable |
| API Available | Yes | Yes |
| Released Date | 2026-05-20 | 2025-01-20 |
API Pricing Comparison
Input Price per Million Tokens
Grok Build 0.1
$1.00
R1
$0.70
Output Price per Million Tokens
Grok Build 0.1
$2.00
R1
$2.50
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Benchmark Performance Metrics
Scores show the raw performance percentages verified across key evaluation suites. Higher bars indicate superior accuracy and capability in that domain.
Grok Build 0.1 Quirks & Gotchas
No developer gotchas reported.
R1 Quirks & Gotchas
No developer gotchas reported.