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DeepSeek-V4-Flash vs GPT-5.3-Instant

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
OpenAI
GPT-5.3-Instant
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateApr 24 2026Mar 3 2026
Model type
Open sourceYesNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Science reasoning
GPQA Diamond
88.1%
Software engineering
SWE-Bench Verified
Multimodal understanding
MMMU
Timeline
Release gapGPT-5.3-Instant shipped 52 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash

Which is better: DeepSeek-V4-Flash or GPT-5.3-Instant?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash leads GPT-5.3-Instant on 1 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). GPT-5.3-Instant shipped 52 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-V4-Flash is an open-source / open-weight model; GPT-5.3-Instant is proprietary.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — at least one of these models has not published scores on GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, or MMMU.

Frequently asked questions

When was DeepSeek-V4-Flash released?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash was released by DeepSeek on Apr 24 2026.
When was GPT-5.3-Instant released?
GPT-5.3-Instant was released by OpenAI on Mar 3 2026.
Is DeepSeek-V4-Flash or GPT-5.3-Instant open source?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. GPT-5.3-Instant is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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