DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) vs Beam 1.0
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) by DeepSeek or Beam 1.0 by Reflection? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max)
Beam 1.0 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max): 0.3% less intelligence, 14.9% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 84.1% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) | Beam 1.0 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 30.4 | 30.3 | −0.3% Beam 1.0 is 0.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $277.30 | $318.73 | +14.9% Beam 1.0 is 14.9% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 48.90s | 7.79s | −84.1% Beam 1.0 is 84.1% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.43 / $0.87 | $0.40 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
- Beam 1.0 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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