DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning) vs Solar Mini 4
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning) by DeepSeek or Solar Mini 4 by Upstage? 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 (Non-reasoning)
Solar Mini 4 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning): 2.4% less intelligence, 110.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 932.3% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning) | Solar Mini 4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 24.7 | 24.1 | −2.4% Solar Mini 4 is 2.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $238.91 | $502.02 | +110.1% Solar Mini 4 is 2.1× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 2.66s | 27.46s | +932.3% Solar Mini 4 is 932.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $1.20 | $0.10 / $0.40 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- Solar Mini 4 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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