DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Kimi K2 0711
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp leads Kimi K2 0711 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 34.8 to 12.7, and DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs 1.7x less per output token ($1.32 vs $2.30 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; 4 benchmarks have a result for both.
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp or Kimi K2 0711: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp for output tokens 1.7x cheaper ($1.32 vs $2.30 per million) and a larger context window (1.05M against 131K tokens).
- Shared results
- 4
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp only
- 10
- Kimi K2 0711 only
- 33
- Like-for-like categories
- 3 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
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, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp leads, 34.8 against 12.7.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has a AA Agentic Index result, 47.5.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Kimi K2 0711 has a GPQA Diamond result, 71.5%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only Kimi K2 0711 has a AIME result, 62.7%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Kimi K2 0711 has a MMLU Pro result, 79.4%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Kimi K2 0711 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1050.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp takes 1.05M tokens against 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp $0.0011, Kimi K2 0711 $0.0017 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp not benchmarked, Kimi K2 0711 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- General, 28.3 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- Long context reasoning (AA-LCR): DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp 81.3% against Kimi K2 0711 53.0%, 28.3 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp $1.32 against Kimi K2 0711 $2.30 per million output tokens, 1.7x apart.
- Context window
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp takes 1.05M tokens, Kimi K2 0711 131K.
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 | Kimi K2 0711 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 2 | 0 | ||
| General | 1 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 4 | 0 |
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index11 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Kimi K2 0711 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider polyglot | Not measured | 59.1% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| SWE-bench Verified | Not measured | 71.2% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| LiveBench coding | 37.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| AA Coding Index | 65.0 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 70.5% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 55.6% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| SciCode | 49.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 15.9% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Terminal-Bench | Not measured | 27.8% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| GSO-Bench | Not measured | 4.9% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| WeirdML | Not measured | 39.4% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 28 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Kimi K2 0711 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 34.8 | 12.7 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 140.0 | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Kimi K2 0711 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 47.5 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| 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 |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 61.1% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 36 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Kimi K2 0711 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | Not measured | 71.5% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| LiveBench reasoning | 85.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 91.3% | 76.6% | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 34.5% | 7.4% | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| SimpleBench | Not measured | 26.3% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | Not measured | 64.4% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Kimi K2 0711 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | Not measured | 62.7% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| MATH 500 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 94.2% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | Not measured | 91.0% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 57.0 | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 57.0% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Kimi K2 0711 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | Not measured | 79.4% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 81.5% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | Not measured | 50.4% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | Not measured | 70.2% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | Not measured | 84.0% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 82.4% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Kimi K2 0711 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1050 | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1030 | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 974 | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1018 | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1033 | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| LiveBench design | 70.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Kimi K2 0711 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench data analysis | 79.5% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| IFBench | Not measured | 41.5% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 81.3% | 53.0% | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| Fiction.LiveBench | Not measured | 61.1% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Creative writing (Lech Mazur) | Not measured | 85.6% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| CL-bench | Not measured | 11.9% | Only Kimi K2 0711 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Kimi K2 0711 | 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 | MoonshotAI Kimi K2 0711 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | DeepSeek | Moonshot AI |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | August 21, 2026 | July 11, 2025 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 131K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.44 | $0.57 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.32 | $2.30 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp better than Kimi K2 0711 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp for output tokens 1.7x cheaper ($1.32 vs $2.30 per million) and a larger context window (1.05M against 131K tokens).
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp or Kimi K2 0711?
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs $0.44 per million input tokens and $1.32 per million output tokens; Kimi K2 0711 costs $0.57 and $2.30. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp or Kimi K2 0711?
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp, with 1.05M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Kimi K2 0711 comparison based on?
4 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 Kimi K2 0711's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.