DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp leads DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 34.8 to 24.4, and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 costs 4.7x less per output token ($0.28 vs $1.32 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 3 benchmarks have a result for both.
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 or DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 for output tokens 4.7x cheaper ($0.28 vs $1.32 per million) and work measured by AA Coding Index or AA Intelligence Index, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 3
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 only
- 46
- DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp only
- 11
- 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 24.4.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp leads, 47.5 against 26.3.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1207.
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 0423
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 $0.0003, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp $0.0011 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 not benchmarked, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 21.2 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- AA Agentic Index: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 26.3 against DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp 47.5, 21.2 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 $0.28 against DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp $1.32 per million output tokens, 4.7x 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 0423 | Bars | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 1 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 3 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index01
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench coding | Not measured | 37.6% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1582 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| AA Coding Index | 52.0 | 65.0 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| SciCode | Not measured | 49.7% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| WeirdML | 45.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| ALE-Bench | 678.2 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1457 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1453 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1585 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1558 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 29 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 24.4 | 34.8 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 146.1 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 26.3 | 47.5 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| LiveBench research | Not measured | 69.2% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| LiveBench browser | Not measured | 64.0% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | Not measured | 39.0% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench reasoning | Not measured | 85.4% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 91.3% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 34.5% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| SimpleBench | 46.3% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1444 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1441 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1449 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 52.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: math | 1426 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1432 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: science | 1446 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1448 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1439 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1425 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1207 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1162 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1196 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1127 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1188 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1205 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1155 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1109 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LiveBench design | Not measured | 70.7% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index21 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench data analysis | Not measured | 79.5% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 81.3% | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp measured |
| DTBench | 86.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMCA | 35.9% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text | 1432 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1421 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1403 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1441 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1419 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1463 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1419 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1389 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1383 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1439 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1436 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1427 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1436 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1449 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1434 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1410 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1400 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | 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 0423 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 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 0423 | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | DeepSeek | DeepSeek |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | April 24, 2026 | August 21, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.14 | $0.44 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.28 | $1.32 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 better than DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 for output tokens 4.7x cheaper ($0.28 vs $1.32 per million) and work measured by AA Coding Index or AA Intelligence Index, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 or DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp?
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 costs $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens; DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs $0.44 and $1.32. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 or DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp?
Neither: both take 1.05M tokens.
How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp comparison based on?
3 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.