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DeepSeek V4.1 FlashvsKimi K2.6

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads 1 of 1 shared benchmark. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has the larger context window (1M tokens).

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Shared benchmarks
1 – 0
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads
Cheaper per token
list price, input + output
Larger context
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
100% · 100%
DeepSeek · Moonshot AI
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek · released 2026-09-10
textvision
Context
1M
Max out
384K
Input /1M
$0.14
Output /1M
$0.28
Cached /1M
$0.003
Scores
3 · 1 core
Kimi K2.6
Moonshot AI · released 2026-04-20
textvision
Context
256K
Max out
Input /1M
Output /1M
Cached /1M
Scores
14 · 8 core
Quality

Benchmark matrix

BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashKimi K2.6ΔEdge
Reported by both · 1
GPQA Diamond90.9% 90.8% epoch+0.1 ptDeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Only DeepSeek V4.1 Flash reports · 2
DeepSWE v1.174.2% not reported
Terminal-Bench 2.190.6% not reported
Only Kimi K2.6 reports · 13
AIME 2026not reported95.8% matharena
LMArena Elonot reported1454.9
FrontierMath Tier 4 v2 (Epoch AI run)not reported25.6% epoch
FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run)not reported57.2% epoch
Kimi Claw 24/7 Benchnot reported42.9%
Kimi Code Bench v2not reported50.9%
MCP-Atlasnot reported69.4%
MCPMark-Verifiednot reported72.8%
MLS-Bench-Litenot reported26.7%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run)not reported96.1% epoch
ProgramBenchnot reported48.3%
SimpleQA Verifiednot reported34.9% epoch
SWE-bench Verified (Epoch AI run)not reported76.7% epoch
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 Kimi K2.6 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

SpecDeepSeek V4.1 FlashKimi K2.6Edge
Context window1M tokens256K tokensDeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Max output384K tokens
Input price / 1M$0.14
Output price / 1M$0.28
Cached input / 1M$0.003
Input + output / 1M
Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded.
$0.42
Modalitiestext · visiontext · visionTie
Released2026-09-102026-04-20
Cited benchmark scores314
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