DeepSeek-V4-FlashvsGrok 4.1
DeepSeek-V4-Flash | Grok 4.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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% | — |
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% | — |
Community preference Arena Elo (Text)Real people chat with two anonymous AIs side by side and vote for the answer they prefer. Votes become a chess-style Elo rating on arena.ai — it measures which AI people actually like, not test scores. Higher is better. | — | 1466 |
Community preference (code) Arena Elo (Code)Like the text arena, but people vote on which AI writes better code. The votes become a chess-style Elo rating on arena.ai. Higher is better. | 1577Best | 1209 |
| Overview | ||
| Company | DeepSeek | SpaceXAI |
| Release date | Apr 24 2026 | Nov 17 2025 |
| Access | Open Weight | Proprietary |
Which is better: DeepSeek-V4-Flash or Grok 4.1?
DeepSeek-V4-Flash leads Grok 4.1 on 1 of the 1 benchmark they both report (Arena Elo (Code)). Grok 4.1 shipped 158 days before DeepSeek-V4-Flash, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash is open weight, while Grok 4.1 is proprietary.
On Arena Elo (Code), DeepSeek-V4-Flash leads at 1577 vs Grok 4.1 at 1209.
Frequently asked questions
DeepSeek-V4-Flash was released by DeepSeek on Apr 24 2026.
Grok 4.1 was released by SpaceXAI on Nov 17 2025.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash is an open weight model released by DeepSeek. Grok 4.1 is a proprietary model released by SpaceXAI.
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