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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Grok 4
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Winner summary
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 wins on 6/7 benchmarks
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 wins 6 of 7 shared benchmarks. Leads in agentic · reasoning · knowledge.
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Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
#41 by perf·#4 by attention
Grok 4
#99 by perf·#14 by attention
Best value
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
254.9 pts/$
$0.25/M
Grok 4
n/a
no price
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
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DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
xAI
$250.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
7 benchmarks · 2 models
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Grok 4
APEX-Agents
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads by +54.6
APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
69.8
Grok 4
15.2
ARC-AGI
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads by +27.8
ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
94.5
Grok 4
66.7
ARC-AGI-2
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads by +62.1
ARC-AGI-2 · the second iteration of the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing novel pattern recognition and abstract reasoning without prior training data.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
78.1
Grok 4
16.0
Chess Puzzles
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads by +15.2
Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
43.2
Grok 4
28.0
GPQA diamond
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads by +8.6
Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
94.7
Grok 4
86.1
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads by +15.5
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
99.4
Grok 4
84.0
SimpleQA Verified
Grok 4 leads by +5.4
SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
42.5
Grok 4
47.9
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | Grok 4 |
|---|---|---|
APEX-Agents APEX-Agents · evaluates AI agents on complex, multi-step tasks requiring planning, tool use, and autonomous decision-making in realistic environments. | 69.8 | 15.2 |
ARC-AGI ARC-AGI · the original Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing whether AI can solve novel visual pattern recognition tasks without memorization. | 94.5 | 66.7 |
ARC-AGI-2 ARC-AGI-2 · the second iteration of the Abstraction and Reasoning Corpus, testing novel pattern recognition and abstract reasoning without prior training data. | 78.1 | 16.0 |
Chess Puzzles Chess Puzzles · tests strategic and tactical reasoning by having models solve chess puzzle positions, evaluating lookahead and pattern recognition abilities. | 43.2 | 28.0 |
GPQA diamond Graduate-Level Google-Proof QA (Diamond set) · expert-crafted questions in physics, biology, and chemistry that are difficult even for domain PhDs. | 94.7 | 86.1 |
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 · simulated American Invitational Mathematics Examination problems testing advanced problem-solving skills. | 99.4 | 84.0 |
SimpleQA Verified SimpleQA Verified · short factual questions with verified answers, measuring factual accuracy and the tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect information. | 42.5 | 47.9 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.01 | $0.50 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $1.29 | |
| n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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