DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Max) vs GPT-5.2 (Medium)

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Max) vs GPT-5.2 (Medium). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

DeepSeekDeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
39.50
Total cost
$672
OpenAIGPT-5.2 (Medium)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
26.50
Total cost
-
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.

MetricDeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Max)GPT-5.2 (Medium)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)39.526.5−32.9% GPT-5.2 (Medium) is 32.9% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$671.96Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)14.92sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.29 / $1.20$1.75 / $14.0
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
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