DeepSeek-V4-Flashvs.Kimi K3.1 Pro
Which one is better?
Only Kimi K3.1 Pro has a place in the overall index so far; DeepSeek-V4-Flash does not have enough benchmark results yet. DeepSeek-V4-Flash is cheaper: Kimi K3.1 Pro costs 13.3 times (input) and 33.3 times (output) as much per token.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
not ranked yet
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Rank 10 to 13
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
fairly fast
Kimi K3.1 Pro
slow
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
cheap
Kimi K3.1 Pro
fairly expensive
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
- Subscription
No DeepSeek subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €1.06 a month (Command Code Go, with limited credits). 10 plans in Germany.
- Via API
$0.15 input, $0.30 output per 1M tokens according to the provider; the price index has listed it at $0.13 and $0.26 since Oct 26, 2026.
- Note
- There is a successor: DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash (rank 23 to 34, $0.15 input, $0.60 output).
Kimi K3.1 Pro
- Subscription
At Moonshot AI from ≈ €20.14 a month (Kimi Plus, with limited credits). 4 plans in Germany.
- Via API
$2 input, $10 output per 1M tokens.
Overall index with data through Oct 29, 2026 · Prices from Oct 29, 2026 · Speed: measured by Artificial Analysis · Subscriptions as of Oct 24, 2026 · Subscription prices incl. VAT
Where is the difference?
Values from 0 to 100 per task area. We only name a winner when the gap is large enough and there are enough tests.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash ahead: 0Kimi K3.1 Pro ahead: 2level: 0too little data: 7of 9 areas
See for yourself: same task, one attempt
The same prompt for both models. We show the latest attempt without fixes; it does not count toward the overall index.
Pelican on a bicycle
A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
The response reached the token limit. No complete recording is available.
Reasoning (requested): high
Current attempt
- Run date
- Oct 5, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731
- API model reported in response
- deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Pinned endpoint
- StreamLake | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-20260731
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Failed
- Response time
- 97.8 s
Not yet visually reviewed. A successful recording does not confirm correct physics or full compliance with the prompt.
Earlier attempts (3)
- Oct 2, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
- Oct 1, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
- Sep 7, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
Kimi K3.1 Pro
Not tested yet
Prompt and test conditions
Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle
Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens
Task origin (Simon Willison)SVG short test
There is no shared test round for this selection. Results from different rounds are not mixed.
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For the overall index only when the gap is clear.
| Metric | DeepSeek-V4-Flash | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | ||
| Overall index0 to 100, higher is better | n/a | 80 |
| Rank | not ranked yet | Rank 10 to 13 of 95 |
| Price per 1M tokens | ||
| Inputwhat you send | $0.15 | $2 |
| Outputwhat the model writes | $0.30 | $10 |
| Speed | ||
| Tokens per second | 119 | 36 |
| Technical | ||
| Context windowhow much text the model reads at once | 1 M tokens≈ 1,500 A4 pages | 1.05 M tokens≈ 1,570 A4 pages |
| Knowledge cutoff | n/a | n/a |
| Released | Apr 24, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Availability | Limited access | Active |
| Open weights | yes | n/a |
- Kimi K3.1 Pro, API price listed by Artificial Analysis: $2 input, $10 output, and $0.20 cached input per 1 million tokens. Kimi's official API publishes CNY rates separately. Source
- Kimi K3.1 Pro, Official API pricing: K3.1 Pro: CNY 13 input, CNY 68 output, CNY 13 cache write, and CNY 1.30 cache hit per million tokens. Source
- Kimi K3.1 Pro, Highspeed API pricing: CNY 26 input, CNY 136 output, CNY 26 cache write, and CNY 1.30 cache hit per million tokens. Source
- Kimi K3.1 Pro, International API pricing in USD: The international Kimi platform lists $2 input, $10 output, $2 cache write and $0.20 cache hit per million tokens. Highspeed costs $4/$20/$4/$0.20. Checked October 29, 2026. Separately documented CNY tariffs remain separate observations. Source
Prices without caching or batch discounts · Page count as a rule of thumb from Artificial Analysis
Shared benchmarks
Single results from the same benchmark version, task and metric. A value is bold only with the same test setup and a clear gap.
No directly comparable result yet
No published benchmark for DeepSeek-V4-Flash and Kimi K3.1 Pro currently matches in version, task and metric. We therefore show no estimated or blended values.
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