DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max vs Grok 4.6 Xhigh compared

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max leads the intelligence index 32.6 to 31.0. See token costs, speed and which to pick.

Metric	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)	Grok 4.6 (Xhigh)
Intelligence Index	32.6	31.0
Input price (per 1M tokens)	$0.30	$2.00
Output price (per 1M tokens)	$1.20	$6.00
Output speed (tokens/s)	162	62
Time to first token	1.2s	47s
Release date	2026-10-17	2026-08-12

Metric

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)

Grok 4.6 (Xhigh)

Intelligence Index

32.6

31.0

Input price (per 1M tokens)

$0.30

$2.00

Output price (per 1M tokens)

$1.20

$6.00

Output speed (tokens/s)

162

Time to first token

1.2s

47s

Release date

2026-10-17

2026-08-12

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) and Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) are close rivals from DeepSeek and SpaceXAI. Price separates them more than anything else; on a blended basis Grok 4.6 Xhigh costs 5.7 times as much as DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max. All numbers are the catalogue's recorded values; nobody ran either model by hand for this page.

What they cost

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max lists $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Grok 4.6 Xhigh lists $2.00 and $6.00. Grok 4.6 Xhigh costs 5 times as much per output token.

Take 1 million input tokens and 200,000 output tokens: that comes to $0.54 on DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max and $3.20 on Grok 4.6 Xhigh. A bigger example, a support assistant answering 10,000 conversations of 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each, costs $12.00 on DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max and $70.00 on Grok 4.6 Xhigh: a gap of $58.00.

Which is newer

The release dates are August 12, 2026 for Grok 4.6 Xhigh and October 17, 2026 for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max, about 2 months apart.

Throughput and time to first token

Measured output speed is 162 tokens per second for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max and 62 tokens per second for Grok 4.6 Xhigh. On long outputs, that is a real advantage for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max. Before any text appears, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max takes 1.2 seconds and Grok 4.6 Xhigh 47 seconds. Grok 4.6 Xhigh waits 38 times as long before its first token. A first-token wait of that length suits background work better than live conversation.

For a 2,000-token response, first token plus generation comes to roughly 14 seconds on DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max and 79 seconds on Grok 4.6 Xhigh.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max leads on the intelligence index

The catalogue puts DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max at 32.6 and Grok 4.6 Xhigh at 31.0 on its intelligence index. That is a modest edge: real, but small enough that the right set of tasks could reverse it.

For context, that places DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max 45th and Grok 4.6 Xhigh 49th out of 109 scored models still on offer.

The catalogue does not yet split either model's score into coding and math indexes.

Score per dollar

Per point of intelligence index, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max costs $0.016 of blended price per million tokens and Grok 4.6 Xhigh $0.097. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max scores higher and costs less per point, so on price per point there is nothing to trade off.

Quick answers

Is Grok 4.6 Xhigh better than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max comes out ahead on every measure the data separates: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max scores higher on the intelligence index, 32.6 to 31.0; DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max is 83% cheaper on blended price; and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max streams output 2.6 times as fast.

Was this comparison tested by hand?

The figures are the recorded benchmark, price and speed data in Franklin AI's model catalogue. This page is written from that data automatically; neither model was tested by hand for it.

Is Grok 4.6 Xhigh cheaper than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max is cheaper on a blended basis. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max lists $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Grok 4.6 Xhigh lists $2.00 and $6.00. For 1 million input and 200,000 output tokens that is $0.54 against $3.20.

Who makes DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max and Grok 4.6 Xhigh?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max is made by DeepSeek and Grok 4.6 Xhigh by SpaceXAI. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max was released on October 17, 2026 and Grok 4.6 Xhigh on August 12, 2026.

Which model has lower latency?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max generates output faster, at 162 tokens per second against 62 tokens per second. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max reaches its first token sooner (1.2 seconds against 47 seconds).

Final whistle

Bottom line: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max wins every category the data separates; Grok 4.6 Xhigh would need an advantage that is not in the catalogue. Pick Grok 4.6 Xhigh only if your own tests show an advantage the recorded data does not. Pick DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Max if cost matters ($1.20 against $6.00 per million output tokens) and users are waiting on the first word.

Where the numbers come from

The scores, speed and prices in this comparison come from independent third-party model evaluations that Franklin AI syncs each day, and the article was written from a snapshot of them. For the latest results, open the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) and Grok 4.6 (Xhigh) pages. The AI Benchmark methodology explains how that data is collected and shown.