DeepSeek V3.1 vs Granite 4.1 8B
Input price
$0.21
$0.05
Output price
$0.79
$0.10
Context window
164K
131K
Throughput
131 tok/s
157 tok/s
Availability
99.9%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.001
$0.000
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
DEEPSEEK-CHAT-
GRANITE-4.1-8B
Chat assistant
$157.80
$27.00
RAG / long context
$323.10
$69.00
Agent / tool use
$435.60
$72.00
Efficiency score: Granite 4.1 8B
Across price, speed and reliability, Granite 4.1 8B offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek V3.1 or Granite 4.1 8B cheaper?+
Granite 4.1 8B has the lower input price — $0.05 vs $0.21 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, DeepSeek V3.1 or Granite 4.1 8B?+
Across price, speed and reliability, Granite 4.1 8B offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.