Arctic Instruct vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)

Arctic Instruct vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

SnowflakeArctic InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
5.40
Total cost
-
DeepSeekDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
45.10
Total cost
$445
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.

MetricArctic InstructDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)5.445.1+735.2% DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1… is 8.4× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$444.60— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported14.55s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)—$0.30 / $1.20
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
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