DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max)
By DeepSeek · released 2026-08-21 (2 months) · snapshot 2026-10-24
- Intelligence index
- 34.80
- Cost to run the AA index
- $1081
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $0.44 / $1.32
- End-to-end time
- 15.4s
Is DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max) on the Pareto frontier, and what beats it?
Off the frontier
No. GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) is at least as smart for the same money or less.
Next step up: GPT-6.1 Sol (Max), smarter but dearer.
| # | Model | Creator | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E total | Open | Released | Frontier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max) | DeepSeek | 34.80 | $1081 | 15.4s | 2026-08-21 | ||
| 2 | GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) | OpenAI | 51.00 | $662 | 86.3s | 2026-09-29 | Frontier | |
| 3 | GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | OpenAI | 51.80 | $1082 | 220.5s | 2026-09-29 | Frontier |
Open in the picker Daily check URL: 200 on the frontier, 409 once beaten
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max) today
Intelligence: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Cost: total cost to run that benchmark, so reasoning tokens count. API id: deepseek-v4-flash-vision.
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (High)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max) vs Kimi K3.1 Pro
What the DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision release did to the frontier on 2026-08-21
None of its 1 effort levels reached the frontier at launch.
Closest miss: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max), 2.5 points below GPT-5.6 Luna (Max) at 3.4× the cost.
Should you use DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max)?
Should you use DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max)?
Only when it fits your setup: GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) is at least as smart for the same money or less, so DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max) is off the value frontier today.
What is better and cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max)?
GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) — at least as smart for the same money or less.
How much does DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max) cost?
$0.44/$1.32 in/out per 1M tokens, and $1081 to run the full Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, the honest all-in number for reasoning models.
Is DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max) on the Pareto frontier?
No: GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) beats it on intelligence, cost, or both.
Frontier membership by axis pair
Other axis pairs where DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max) is Pareto-optimal.
| Y axis | X axis | On the frontier |
|---|---|---|
| AA intelligence index | AA total cost to run (USD) | |
| AA intelligence index | End-to-end total seconds | |
| AA intelligence index | Output speed tokens/sec |
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