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DeepSeek-V4-Flash vs o1-preview

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DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
OpenAI
o1-preview
Overview
CompanyDeepSeekOpenAI
Release dateApr 24 2026Sep 12 2024
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 gapo1-preview shipped 589 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash

Which is better: DeepSeek-V4-Flash or o1-preview?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash leads o1-preview on 1 of the tracked benchmarks (GPQA Diamond, SWE-Bench Verified, MMMU). o1-preview shipped 589 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

DeepSeek-V4-Flash is an open-source / open-weight model; o1-preview 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 o1-preview released?
o1-preview was released by OpenAI on Sep 12 2024.
Is DeepSeek-V4-Flash or o1-preview open source?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash is an open-source / open-weight model released by DeepSeek. o1-preview is a proprietary model released by OpenAI.

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