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DeepSeek-V4-Provs.DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
Is the higher price worth it?
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash performs better than DeepSeek-V4-Pro and is cheaper: DeepSeek-V4-Pro costs 4.4 times (input) and 3.3 times (output) as much.
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
Rank 43
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
Rank 29
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
Rank 45 of 875
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
Rank 298 of 875
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Where is the difference?
Strengths at a glance
DeepSeek-V4-ProDeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
The median of all ranked models is below 100 in every area, so it sits in the centre of the net.
95 % range: DeepSeek-V4-Pro 85.8 to 95.0, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash 91.4 to 106.3.
The same values and verdicts as the bars below. In the top field the net starts at 100 points, the reference group average; values below sit as a hollow point in the centre. Not in the net because a model has no own value there or the data are too thin: Reasoning, Knowledge, Multimodal.
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash is ahead in 7 of 10 areas, DeepSeek-V4-Pro in none.
too little data: 3DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash ahead: 7
Bar length shows the gap in index points (full width 15 points, one standard deviation of the reference group). Solid means clearly ahead, hatched not certain yet, a thin grey bar level.
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Bar length shows the gap in index points (full width 15 points, one standard deviation of the reference group). Solid means clearly ahead, hatched not certain yet, a thin grey bar level.
Which model for which task?
Everyday tasks, translated from the area values above. Each row names the values it rests on.
See for yourself: same task, one attempt
SVG short test
One SVG task with the same fixed settings for every model, without hidden thinking.
Prompt
Return only one standalone SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle. Use viewBox="0 0 800 600", simple shapes, two clearly visible wheels and a recognizable pelican with a long beak. At most 30 SVG elements and 1800 characters. No Markdown, explanations, comments, scripts, animation, CSS or external resources.
DeepSeek-V4-Pro

Oct 14, 2026 · $0.0020
Test details
- Test run
- Oct 14, 2026
- Provider
- streamlake
- API model
- deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro-0813
- Output
- 963 tokens
- Reasoning
- API reports 0 reasoning tokens
- Cost of the attempt
- $0.0020
- Test round
- 43b8c5c46830
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash

Oct 14, 2026 · $0.0001
Test details
- Test run
- Oct 14, 2026
- Provider
- decart/fp4
- API model
- deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash
- Output
- 590 tokens
- Reasoning
- API reports 0 reasoning tokens
- Cost of the attempt
- $0.0001
- Test round
- 43b8c5c46830
Earlier tests
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
The response reached the token limit. No complete recording is available.
Oct 5, 2026 · 68 s · $0.02
Not yet visually reviewed. A successful recording does not confirm correct physics or full compliance with the prompt.
Test details
- Run date
- Oct 5, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro-0813
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Output tokens
- 8,192 tokens
- Cost of the attempt
- $0.0163
- Response time
- 67.6 s
- API model reported in response
- deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro-0813
- Pinned endpoint
- DeepSeek | deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro-20260813
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Failed
Earlier attempts (3)
- Oct 2, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
- Oct 1, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
- Sep 7, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
The response reached the token limit. No complete recording is available.
Oct 5, 2026 · 26 s · $0.0049
Not yet visually reviewed. A successful recording does not confirm correct physics or full compliance with the prompt.
Test details
- Run date
- Oct 5, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Output tokens
- 8,191 tokens
- Cost of the attempt
- $0.0049
- Response time
- 25.8 s
- API model reported in response
- deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash
- Pinned endpoint
- DeepSeek | deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-20260910
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Failed
Earlier attempts (2)
- Oct 2, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
- Oct 1, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
DeepSeek-V4-Pro and DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash in the overall index
Every model with a place in the overall index, both models of this matchup highlighted. You can add or hide other models.
Overall index (Gradually Meta-Score v4)
20 of 91 models
4 models in this view are measured at a lower reasoning effort than max in the overall index. Dashed column: lower reasoning effort than the top.
Popularity compared
How often the models are searched for, used and mentioned, on a scale from 0 to 100.
DeepSeek-V4-Pro is more popular than DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash: 58 to 38 out of 100.
Over time
Weekly values from October 18, 2026 to November 5, 2026
DeepSeek-V4-ProDeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For the overall index only when the gap is clear.
| Metric | DeepSeek-V4-Pro | DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | ||
| Overall indexpoints, 100 = reference group average, higher is better | 86.8 | 99.7 |
| Rank | Rank 43 of 91 | Rank 29 of 91 |
| Price per 1M tokens | ||
| Inputwhat you send | $0.66 | $0.15 |
| Outputwhat the model writes | $1.98 | $0.60 |
| Cost per task (own tests)average of 1 test both passed | $0.021 | $0.009 |
| Speed | ||
| Tokens per second | 70 | 176 |
| Popularity | ||
| Popularitysearch, usage and mentions, 0 to 100 | 58Rank 45 of 875 | 38Rank 298 of 875 |
| Technical | ||
| Context windowhow much text the model reads at once | 1 M tokens≈ 1,500 A4 pages | 1 M tokens≈ 1,500 A4 pages |
| Knowledge cutoff | n/a | n/a |
| Released | Apr 24, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Availability | Active | Active |
| Open weights | yes | yes |
- DeepSeek-V4-Pro: At peak times (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 01:00-04:00 UTC; Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 06:00-10:00 UTC) the price is $1.32 input and $3.96 output per 1M tokens. The table shows the off-peak price.
- DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash: At peak times (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 01:00-04:00 UTC; Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 06:00-10:00 UTC) the price is $0.30 input and $1.20 output per 1M tokens. The table shows the off-peak price.
Prices without caching or batch discounts · Page count as a rule of thumb from Artificial Analysis
Is there a better choice?
Overall index 106.6, rank 17. $0.15 input and $0.60 output per 1M tokens.
DeepSeek-V4-Pro vs. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Overall index 103.4, rank 20. $0.10 input and $0.50 output per 1M tokens.
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash vs. Claude Haiku 5.5Overall index 126.1, rank 1. $4 input and $20 output per 1M tokens.
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash vs. Claude Opus 5.5Shared 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.
A: DeepSeek-V4-ProB: DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
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