DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort)
By DeepSeek · released 2026-04-24 (2 months) · snapshot 2026-07-17
- Intelligence index
- 40.30
- Cost to run the AA index
- $74.3
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $0.14 / $0.28
- End-to-end time
- 60.1s
Is DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) on the Pareto frontier, and what beats it?
On the Pareto frontier
Yes. Nothing live under $10,000 is both smarter and cheaper to run.
The daily check URL below returns 409 the day that changes.
Open in the picker Daily check URL: 200 on the frontier, 409 once beaten
DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) today
1 of 3 effort levels plotted. The remaining levels lack intelligence or benchmark cost data.
Intelligence: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Cost: total cost to run that benchmark, so reasoning tokens count. API id: deepseek-v4-flash.
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
- DeepSeek V4 Flash (max) vs DeepSeek V4 Flash (Non-reasoning)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash (max) vs DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, High Effort)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash (max) vs MiMo-V2.5
- DeepSeek V4 Flash (max) vs MiMo-V2.5-Pro
- DeepSeek V4 Flash (max) vs DeepSeek V4 Pro (Reasoning, Max Effort)
- DeepSeek V4 Flash (max) vs MiniMax-M3
Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) with measured models
What the DeepSeek V4 Flash release did to the frontier on 2026-04-24
1 of 3 effort levels reached the frontier at launch (DeepSeek V4 Flash (max)). Impact 0.38, #25 of 34 releases this past year.
Should you use DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort)?
Should you use DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort)?
Yes, for the money: nothing live under $10,000 is both smarter and cheaper to run, so it sits on the value frontier.
What is better and cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort)?
Nothing: no live model under $10,000 is both smarter and cheaper.
How much does DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) cost?
$0.14/$0.28 in/out per 1M tokens, and $74.3 to run the full Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, the honest all-in number for reasoning models.
Is DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) on the Pareto frontier?
Yes: DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) is on the intelligence-vs-cost Pareto frontier.
Frontier membership by axis pair
Other axis pairs where DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) 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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