Apertus 8B Instruct vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning)

Apertus 8B Instruct vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricApertus 8B InstructDeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)4.824.7+414.6% DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (… is 5.1× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$238.91— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)7.29s2.71s−62.8% DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (… is 62.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.20$0.30 / $1.20
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
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