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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max) vs Grok 4.5 (medium)

Grok 4.5 (medium) leads on average score with 8.5 vs 8.3. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.537 vs $2.042. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max) is faster at 61.35s vs 68.59s, with pass rates of 68.2% vs 83.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-10

Compared models

Rank
#62
Total Output Tokens
871,126
Response Time (avg)
61.35s
Total Cost
$0.537
Rank
#54
Total Output Tokens
299,460
Response Time (avg)
68.59s
Total Cost
$2.042
Recommended model DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (max)

Its score stays close to the best score here (8.3 vs 8.5), while costing about 3.8x less than Grok 4.5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek V4.1 Flash max Release: 2026-09-10 Grok 4.5 Grok 4.5 medium Release: 2026-07-08
Score 8.3 8.5
Rank #62 #54
Reliability 9.1 10.0
Consistency 9.2 8.9
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 68.2% 83.3%
Flaky tests 2 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 3.829 12.007
Total Cost $0.537 $2.042
Input Price $0.150 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $0.600 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 89,024 122,155
Output Tokens 5,558 5,514
Reasoning Tokens 865,568 293,946
Response Time (avg) 61.35s 68.59s
Response Time (max) 335.08s 436.38s
Response Time (total) 1349.61s 1508.91s
Parameters 748B total (16B active) ~1.7T total (~170B active)
Availability Open source Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#62 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

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

#54 SpaceXAI: Grok 4.5

medium
Cost
$0.044
Time
59.4s
Tokens
7,512 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
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 62.50s 7,509 373 132,357
Grok 4.5 7.6 7.2 77.8% 1 155.69s 9,579 390 104,634

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