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DeepSeek V4 Flash vs GPT-4.1
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Winner summary
DeepSeek V4 Flash wins on 4/4 benchmarks
DeepSeek V4 Flash wins 4 of 4 shared benchmarks. Leads in general · reasoning · coding.
Category leads
general·DeepSeek V4 Flashreasoning·DeepSeek V4 Flashcoding·DeepSeek V4 Flash
Hype vs Reality
Attention vs performance
DeepSeek V4 Flash
#39 by perf·#6 by attention
GPT-4.1
#189 by perf·no signal
Best value
DeepSeek V4 Flash
12.0x better value than GPT-4.1
DeepSeek V4 Flash
94.4 pts/$
$0.65/M
GPT-4.1
7.9 pts/$
$5.00/M
Vendor risk
Mixed exposure
One or more vendors flagged
DeepSeek
$3.4B·Tier 1
OpenAI
$840.0B·Tier 1
Head to head
4 benchmarks · 2 models
DeepSeek V4 FlashGPT-4.1
Dtbench
DeepSeek V4 Flash leads by +30.2
DeepSeek V4 Flash
77.3
GPT-4.1
47.1
Lmca
DeepSeek V4 Flash leads by +12.1
DeepSeek V4 Flash
42.2
GPT-4.1
30.1
SimpleBench
DeepSeek V4 Flash leads by +23.2
SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking.
DeepSeek V4 Flash
35.6
GPT-4.1
12.4
WeirdML
DeepSeek V4 Flash leads by +6.6
WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns.
DeepSeek V4 Flash
45.6
GPT-4.1
39.0
Full benchmark table
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash | GPT-4.1 |
|---|---|---|
Dtbench | 77.3 | 47.1 |
Lmca | 42.2 | 30.1 |
SimpleBench SimpleBench · tests fundamental reasoning capabilities with straightforward problems designed to expose gaps in basic logical and spatial thinking. | 35.6 | 12.4 |
WeirdML WeirdML · tests models on unusual and adversarial machine learning tasks that require creative problem-solving beyond standard patterns. | 45.6 | 39.0 |
Pricing · per 1M tokens · projected $/mo at 10M tokens
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Projected $/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.03 | $1.28 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $3.39 | |
| $2.00 | $8.00 | 1.0M tokens (~524 books) | $35.00 |
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