DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) vs Solar Pro 4
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) by DeepSeek or Solar Pro 4 by Upstage? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max)
Solar Pro 4 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max): 22.4% less intelligence, 269.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) | Solar Pro 4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 34.3 | 26.6 | −22.4% Solar Pro 4 is 22.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $199.63 | $736.82 | +269.1% Solar Pro 4 is 3.7× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 17.91s | Not reported | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.14 / $0.28 | $0.30 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Haiku 5.5 (Xhigh) scores 41.20 for $158.
- Solar Pro 4 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
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