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Seed 2.1 Turbo (medium) vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max)

Seed 2.1 Turbo (medium) leads on average score with 8.4 vs 8.3. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.537 vs $1.951. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max) is faster at 61.35s vs 193.59s, with pass rates of 78.8% vs 68.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-10

Compared models

Rank
#60
Total Output Tokens
759,191
Response Time (avg)
193.59s
Total Cost
$1.951
Rank
#62
Total Output Tokens
871,126
Response Time (avg)
61.35s
Total Cost
$0.537
Recommended model DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.3 vs 8.4), while costing about 3.6x less than Seed 2.1 Turbo (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Seed 2.1 Turbo Seed 2.1 Turbo medium Release: 2026-08-12 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek V4.1 Flash max Release: 2026-09-10
Score 8.4 8.3
Rank #60 #62
Reliability 10.0 9.1
Consistency 8.2 9.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 78.8% 68.2%
Flaky tests 5 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 13.002 3.829
Total Cost $1.951 $0.537
Input Price $0.500 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Output Price $2.500 / 1M $0.600 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 104,433 89,024
Output Tokens 6,511 5,558
Reasoning Tokens 752,680 865,568
Response Time (avg) 193.59s 61.35s
Response Time (max) 885.33s 335.08s
Response Time (total) 4258.98s 1349.61s
Parameters ~200B total (~20B active) 748B total (16B active)
Availability Closed Open source

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#60 Seed 2.1 Turbo

medium
Cost
$0.099
Time
583.9s
Tokens
39,514 tok

#62 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

max
Cost
$0.066
Time
211.0s
Tokens
54,712 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Seed 2.1 Turbo 8.2 7.2 88.9% 1 354.87s 8,220 384 205,892
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 62.50s 7,509 373 132,357

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