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DeepSeek V4.1-Flash 1017 vs DeepSeek V4-Flash 0731

DeepSeek V4.1-Flash 1017 vs DeepSeek V4-Flash 0731: prices per token, context window, benchmark scores, and what changed between the two versions.

The short version

  • DeepSeek V4.1-Flash 1017 scores 35 points higher on Terminal-Bench 4.0 than DeepSeek V4-Flash 0731 — measured with the Claude Code framework

The two versions side by side

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VersionStatusReleasedInputOutputCachedContextBlended /1MSample /mo
4.1
Checkpoint DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 (released 2026-10-17), served under the API model name `deepseek-flash`; open weights on Hugging Face / ModelScope. The 2026-09-10 launch price is unchanged. The launch checkpoint is kept as its own row (deepseek-flash-0910).
Price your own usage
Active2026-10-17$0.300$1.20$0.00601,000K$0.750Peak hours $0.900Off-peak hours $0.450
4
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Sample cost = 1M input + 500K output tokens per month at list price. A model with a long-context band is priced on that band — the rule is printed in the row. Use the calculator below for your own workload.

Benchmark scores

The versions of this line that have a published, traceable score record. 20 benchmarks tracked

DeepSeek V4.1-Flash 1017 leads on 6 of 6 shared benchmarks.

DimensionDeepSeek V4.1-Flash 1017DeepSeek V4-Flash 0731
GPQA Diamond—89.9%
HLE42.6%37.8%
Codeforces (Rating)—3289
Apex Bench v1.172.1%—
MathArena Apex—58.6%
Terminal-Bench 2.1—82.7%
Terminal-Bench 3.0—7.6%
Terminal-Bench 4.042.3%7%
DeepSWE v1.177%54.4%
ProgramBench29.1%—
NL2Repo-Bench68.2%54.2%
CyberGym—76.7%
SEC-Bench Pro—30.9%
ExploitGym—1.8%
HLE (w/tools)—51.5%
Automation-Bench60.5%37.7%
Agents' Last Exam35.4%25.2%
Chartography (w/tools)83%—
BabyVision (w/tools)92.5%—
ZeroBench-main (w/tools)51%—
Blended price$0.750 /1M—
Full priceInput · Output · Cached input$0.300 · $1.20 · $0.0060—
Context window1,000K—

Transcribed from the sources named on each leaderboard entry. Coverage differs per version; a missing cell means the source did not report that benchmark.

What your usage would cost

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DeepSeek V4.1-Flash 1017
$24.00/mo
DeepSeek V4-Flash 0731
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List price only: cached input, batch discounts and off-peak rates are not included. The sample column prices 1M input + 500K output tokens per month.

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