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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs DeepSeek V4 Flash
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Winner summary
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash wins on 2/3 benchmarks
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash wins 2 of 3 shared benchmarks. Leads in general.
Category leads
speed·DeepSeek V4 Flashgeneral·DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
#50 by perf·#6 by attention
DeepSeek V4 Flash
#39 by perf·#6 by attention
Best value
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
1.7x better value than DeepSeek V4 Flash
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
159.2 pts/$
$0.38/M
DeepSeek V4 Flash
94.4 pts/$
$0.65/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
Head to head
3 benchmarks · 2 models
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek V4 Flash
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index
DeepSeek V4 Flash leads by +0.8
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
39.5
DeepSeek V4 Flash
40.3
Dtbench
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads by +5.8
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
83.1
DeepSeek V4 Flash
77.3
Lmca
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads by +13.0
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
55.3
DeepSeek V4 Flash
42.2
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek V4 Flash |
|---|---|---|
Artificial Analysis · Quality Index | 39.5 | 40.3 |
Dtbench | 83.1 | 77.3 |
Lmca | 55.3 | 42.2 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.15 | $0.60 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $2.62 | |
| $0.03 | $1.28 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $3.39 |
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