DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
Updated October 21, 2026. 7 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
Pick DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 for coding: it scores 54.6 on the Vibe Coding Index against 37.6 for DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp.
Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp when output tokens cost 3.1x less, or when what matters is AA Agentic Index or Long context reasoning (AA-LCR), where it leads.
- Shared results
- 7
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp only
- 7
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 only
- 71
- Like-for-like categories
- 5 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, four public coding benchmarks
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 scores 54.6 against 37.6.
One benchmark behind each score
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 leads, 36.0 against 34.8.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp leads, 47.5 against 41.3.
Same board, both measured
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 has a GPQA Diamond result, 92.4%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 has a MMLU Pro result, 87.0%.
Directional only
General
Vals Index
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 has a Vals Index result, 53.0%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 1.05M tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp $0.0005, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 $0.0016 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 has the number, $0.10.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp 37.6 from 1 benchmark, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 54.6 from 1 benchmark.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 6.2 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run): DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp 34.5% against DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 41.0%, 6.5 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp $0.6468 against DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 $1.98 per million output tokens, 3.1x apart.
- Context window
- Both take 1.05M tokens.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Bars | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 2 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 2 | ||
| General | 1 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 2 | 5 |
CodingLike-for-likeFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index02
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench coding | 37.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1582 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| AA Coding Index | 65.0 | 68.8 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 87.5% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | Not measured | 96.4% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 14.1% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 82.3% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | Not measured | 41.5% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | Not measured | 51.6% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 54.7% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Vibe Code Bench 1-100 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 17.5% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| SkillsBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 53.8% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 72.9% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| SciCode | 49.7% | 51.0% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 |
| FrontierCode | Not measured | 28.5% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 66.2% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 1403.2 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1469 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1462 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1588 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1566 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 34.8 | 36.0 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 155.6 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 47.5 | 41.3 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| LiveBench research | 69.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| LiveBench browser | 64.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | 39.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| SREBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 1.9% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | Not measured | 50.4% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 26.8% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 40.9% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 10.8% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 52.8% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI) | Not measured | 4.3% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 47.3% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 27 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | Not measured | 92.4% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LiveBench reasoning | 85.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 91.3% | 92.8% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 34.5% | 41.0% | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | Not measured | 91.7% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| ARC-AGI | Not measured | 90.5% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | Not measured | 61.3% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Chess puzzles | Not measured | 46.0% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | Not measured | 43.0% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1458 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1459 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1463 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | Not measured | 98.6% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | Not measured | 64.6% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | Not measured | 26.8% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| ProofBench | Not measured | 50.0% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1441 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1443 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | Not measured | 87.0% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 82.4% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | Not measured | 65.4% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | Not measured | 73.1% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 42.5% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| SimpleQA Verified | Not measured | 52.9% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1457 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1446 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1459 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1442 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench design | 70.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | Not measured | 53.0% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LiveBench data analysis | 79.5% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | Not measured | 80.2% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 81.3% | 80.3% | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| DTBench | Not measured | 93.9% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 45.5% | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1446 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1448 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1439 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1457 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1431 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1481 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1449 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1446 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1435 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1448 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1454 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1458 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1443 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1424 | Only DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | DeepSeek | DeepSeek |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | August 21, 2026 | August 12, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.2156 | $0.66 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.6468 | $1.98 |
| Coding index | 37.6 | 54.6 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | $0.10 |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp better than DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 for coding?
Pick DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 for coding: it scores 54.6 on the Vibe Coding Index against 37.6 for DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp. Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp when output tokens cost 3.1x less, or when what matters is AA Agentic Index or Long context reasoning (AA-LCR), where it leads.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp or DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs $0.2156 per million input tokens and $0.6468 per million output tokens; DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 costs $0.66 and $1.98. Cost per solved task is known for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 only.
Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp or DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813?
Neither: both take 1.05M tokens.
How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 comparison based on?
7 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.