DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Max) vs GPT-5 mini (Minimal)

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Max) vs GPT-5 mini (Minimal). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

DeepSeekDeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
24.20
Total cost
$149
OpenAIGPT-5 mini (Minimal)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
9.90
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 Flash 0420 (Max)GPT-5 mini (Minimal)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)24.29.9−59.1% GPT-5 mini (Minimal) is 59.1% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$149.48Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)103.74s5.28s−94.9% GPT-5 mini (Minimal) is 94.9% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.11 / $0.23$0.25 / $2.00
Input modalitiesTextText, Image
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