DeepSeek-V4-Flashvsgpt-oss-120b
DeepSeek-V4-Flash | gpt-oss-120b | |
|---|---|---|
| Benchmarks | ||
Nonsense detection BullshitBench v2Given a confidently-worded but nonsensical prompt, does the AI spot that it makes no sense and push back — instead of playing along and inventing an answer? The score is how often it clearly called out the nonsense. Higher is better. | 18%Best | 11% |
Competitive coding LiveCodeBenchCoding problems published so recently the AI can't have seen them in training — a contamination-free test of raw programming skill. Higher is better. | 91.6% | — |
Science GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions in biology, physics, and chemistry — hard enough that subject-matter PhDs score around 65%. Higher is better. | 88.1% | — |
| Timeline | ||
| Release gap | gpt-oss-120b shipped 262 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash | |
| Overview | ||
| Company | DeepSeek | OpenAI |
| Release date | Apr 24 2026 | Aug 5 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Open Weight |
Which is better: DeepSeek-V4-Flash or gpt-oss-120b?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash leads gpt-oss-120b on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (BullshitBench v2). gpt-oss-120b shipped 262 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.
On BullshitBench v2, DeepSeek-V4-Flash leads at 18% vs gpt-oss-120b at 11%.
Frequently asked questions
DeepSeek-V4-Flash was released by DeepSeek on Apr 24 2026.
gpt-oss-120b was released by OpenAI on Aug 5 2025.
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