DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 launch report card · BenchGecko's own tests on day one
DeepSeek's DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 went through BenchGecko's profile tests within hours of release: identity, refusals, knowledge cutoff and language cost. Price: $0.025/M input and $0.25/M output at OpenInference, the cheapest of 20 offers.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 by DeepSeek appeared on OpenRouter on 2026-10-17. BenchGecko ran its own tests automatically:
| Test | Result | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Who Are You | named OpenAI ×5 instead of DeepSeek (17% of answers) | test |
| Censorship Index | refuses or dodges 5% of 40 everyday questions | test |
| Knowledge Horizon | knows world news up to May 2026 | test |
Price today: $0.025/M input and $0.25/M output at OpenInference, the cheapest of 20 offers. All providers: https://benchgecko.ai/model/deepseek-v4-1-flash-1017
How it compares with every other model: Gecko Scorecard. World Map and weekly drift monitoring follow in the next days.
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