Compare / head-to-head
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashvsGrok 4.6
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Grok 4.6 split their 2 shared benchmarks evenly. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 19x cheaper per token. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has the larger context window (1M tokens).
Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.
Shared benchmarks
1 – 1
even split
Cheaper per token
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
19x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
100% · —
DeepSeek · xAI
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek · released 2026-09-10
textvision
Quality
Benchmark matrix
2 shared · 1 only DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · 13 only Grok 4.6| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Grok 4.6 | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 2 | ||||
| GPQA Diamond | 90.9% ↗ | 94% ↗epoch | -3.1 pt | Grok 4.6 |
| DeepSWE v1.1 | 74.2% ↗ | 65.9% ↗ | +8.3 pt | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| Only DeepSeek V4.1 Flash reports · 1 | ||||
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 90.6% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| Only Grok 4.6 reports · 13 | ||||
| AA-Briefcase | not reported | 1577 ↗ | — | — |
| APEX-Agents | not reported | 57.5% ↗ | — | — |
| APEX-SWE | not reported | 56.4% ↗ | — | — |
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | not reported | 61 ↗ | — | — |
| CursorBench 3.2 | not reported | 69.9% ↗ | — | — |
| FrontierCode v1.1 (Extended) | not reported | 61.3% ↗ | — | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 31.7% ↗epoch | — | — |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 66% ↗epoch | — | — |
| GDPVal-AA v2 | not reported | 1753 ↗ | — | — |
| Harvey LAB (Vals) | not reported | 15.8% ↗ | — | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | not reported | 99.2% ↗epoch | — | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | not reported | 49.3% ↗epoch | — | — |
| Terminal-Bench 3.0 | not reported | 26% ↗ | — | — |
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash minus Grok 4.6 in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing
Side by side
Official pricing pages and model cards| Spec | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Grok 4.6 | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1M tokens | 500K tokens | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| Max output | 384K tokens | — | — |
| Input price / 1M | $0.14 ↗ | $2 ↗ | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| Output price / 1M | $0.28 ↗ | $6 ↗ | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.003 ↗ | $0.5 ↗ | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $0.42 | $8 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| Modalities | text · vision | text · vision | Tie |
| Released | 2026-09-10 | 2026-08-12 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 3 | 15 | — |
Reliability
Provider status
Last 60 days · refreshed daily on this page · live on /statusMore matchups
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs …
Models sharing the most benchmarksMore matchups
Grok 4.6 vs …
Models sharing the most benchmarksBuilt by Respan
Which one wins on your data?
Public benchmarks are a starting point. Run DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Grok 4.6 on your own prompts with Respan evals, or route to either through one gateway key with automatic failover.