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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

DeepSeekMax Released October 2026

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#39 smartest of 89 Updated Oct 30, 2026, 04:30 PM UTC

At a glance

How DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 compares with the other 88 ranked language models.

  • Middle of the pack. Ranked #39 of 89 on the overall intelligence score, ahead of 57% of models.

  • Fast writer. Writes about 119 words per second, faster than 83% of models.

  • Short wait before answering. You wait about 13 sec before the answer starts.

  • Cheap to use. $0.53 per million tokens, cheaper than 78% of models.

Model details

Made by
DeepSeek
Model family
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Version
Max
Released
October 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Input price
$0.30 / 1M tokens
Output price
$1.20 / 1M tokens
Value for money
#14 of 84
Tests with scores
4 of 8

Good for

  • Long documentsKeeps track of facts in very long texts
  • Fast, live repliesWrites about 119 words per second
  • Large volumes on a budgetOnly $0.53 per million tokens

Not ideal for

No clear weak spots in the tests.

Intelligence

33

overall score

#39 of 89typical 30

Coding

–

coding score

typical –

Speed

159

tokens per second

#16 of 89typical 91

Wait

13 sec

before it replies

#34 of 79typical 15s

Price

$0.53

per 1M tokens

#19 of 84typical $2.00

Test results

Scores on individual tests that make up the intelligence score. The faint line marks the best score of any model.

  • Humanity's Last Exam

    Very hard expert questions across many subjects

    43%#38 of 86typical 42%
  • SciCode

    Writing code to solve science research problems

    56%#27 of 86typical 53%
  • Long documents

    Finding and reasoning over facts in very long texts

    83%#20 of 87typical 80%
  • Terminal-Bench

    Doing real tasks on a computer by itself, like an agent

    34%#34 of 89typical 31%

Where it ranks on intelligence

This model next to the models closest to it. Click another bar to open that model.

What would it cost?

Through the API, at the listed price. Chat apps usually charge a monthly plan instead.

  • 1,000 chat replies

    a question and a ~350-word answer, 1,000 times

    $0.90
  • Summarise a 100-page report

    about 50,000 words in, a one-page summary out

    $0.02
  • Write a 2,000-word article

    a short brief in, a long article out

    $0.003

Input, per 1M tokens

$0.30

Output, per 1M tokens

$1.20

How long do answers take?

Median times measured through the API.

Before the answer starts13 sec
Writing speed≈ 119 words / sec
A full 500-word answer18 sec

1 token is about ¾ of a word. Speeds change with server load, so treat these as typical, not guaranteed.

Versions of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Higher effort settings think longer: smarter, but slower and pricier.

  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

    DeepSeekMax

    33

    intelligence

    $0.53

    per 1M

    159

    tokens/s

  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

    DeepSeekNon-reasoning

    19

    intelligence

    $0.79

    per 1M

    877

    tokens/s

Similar models

Other companies' models with the closest intelligence score.

  • GLM-5.3

    Z AIMax

    32

    intelligence

    $2.15

    per 1M

    77

    tokens/s

  • Qwen3.8 Max

    Alibaba0902

    34

    intelligence

    $3.00

    per 1M

    38

    tokens/s

  • Gemini 3.8 Flash

    GoogleHigh

    31

    intelligence

    $1.50

    per 1M

    126

    tokens/s

  • Grok 4.7

    SpaceXAIHigh

    35

    intelligence

    $3.00

    per 1M

    69

    tokens/s

  • MiMo-V2.6-Pro

    Xiaomi

    30

    intelligence

    $0.54

    per 1M

    42

    tokens/s

More from DeepSeek

  • DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

    DeepSeekMax

    23

    intelligence

    $1.98

    per 1M

    75

    tokens/s

Questions people ask

Is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 a good AI model?
On the overall intelligence score it ranks #39 of 89 (score 33; the typical model scores 30). It stands out for long documents, fast, live replies, large volumes on a budget.
How much does DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 cost?
Through the API it costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens. In everyday terms, 1,000 chat replies cost about $0.90. Chat apps that use it usually charge a monthly plan instead.
How fast is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?
It writes about 119 words per second, and you wait about 13 sec before the answer starts. A full 500-word answer takes roughly 18 sec.
What's the difference between the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 versions?
There are 2 settings: Max (score 33), Non-reasoning (score 19). Higher settings think for longer, which makes answers smarter but slower and more expensive.
What are good alternatives to DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?
Models with a similar score include GLM-5.3 by Z AI, Qwen3.8 Max by Alibaba, Gemini 3.8 Flash by Google.

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