Best DeepSeek model overall
- models ranked
- 13
- lead over #2
- +3.5
Overall index · read October 21
As of October 21, 2026, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads 13 models that qualify, with 39.5 on the overall index, ahead of DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (36.0) and DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (34.8).
| Rank | Model | Overall index | Evidence | Coding index | Output $/Mtok |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 DeepSeek | 39.5 | 83.3 | $0.60 | |
| 2 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 DeepSeek | 36.0 | 54.6 | $1.98 | |
| 3 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp DeepSeek | 34.8 | 37.6 | $0.6468 | |
| 4 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 DeepSeek | 34.3 | Not benchmarked | $1.32 | |
| 5 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 DeepSeek | 30.4 | 35.3 | $1.9105 | |
| 6 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek | 24.7 | 77.2 | $0.525 | |
| 7 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 DeepSeek | 24.4 | 54.6 | $0.182 | |
| 8 | DeepSeek V3.2 DeepSeek | 21.5 | 54.4 | $0.42 | |
| 9 | DeepSeek V3.2 Exp DeepSeek | 16.6 | 55.0 | $0.41 | |
| 10 | DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus DeepSeek | 14.8 | Not benchmarked | $1.00 | |
| 11 | DeepSeek V3.1 DeepSeek | 13.7 | Not benchmarked | $0.95 | |
| 12 | R1 0528 DeepSeek | 13.1 | 71.4 | $2.15 | |
| 13 | DeepSeek V3 0324 DeepSeek | 9.7 | 42.0 | $1.14 |
How this list is built
Generated from the dataset on every refresh. Nobody picks the order by hand.
Every DeepSeek model on the overall index, ordered by the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, highest first. The index is a composite of evaluations Artificial Analysis runs itself, published on a 0 to 100 scale.
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