DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) vs GPT-5.5 (Xhigh)
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) by DeepSeek or GPT-5.5 (Xhigh) by OpenAI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)
GPT-5.5 (Xhigh) vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max): 14.9% less intelligence, 1090.8% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 244.5% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) | GPT-5.5 (Xhigh) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 45.1 | 38.4 | −14.9% GPT-5.5 (Xhigh) is 14.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $444.60 | $5,294.36 | +1090.8% GPT-5.5 (Xhigh) is 12× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 16.22s | 55.87s | +244.5% GPT-5.5 (Xhigh) is 244.5% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $1.20 | $5.00 / $30.0 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- GPT-5.5 (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
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