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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs Llama 4 Maverick

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 leads Llama 4 Maverick on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 24.4 to 9.3, and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 costs 3.6x less per output token ($0.28 vs $1.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 44 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 Replace Llama 4 Maverick
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423DeepSeek
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.28
43
Llama 4 MaverickMeta Llama
Coding
No data
Overall
21.8
Output $/M
$1.00
1
vs boards won of 44 shared

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 or Llama 4 Maverick: 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 3.6x cheaper ($0.28 vs $1.00 per million) and a larger context window (1.05M against 524K tokens).

Model ADeepSeek V4 Flash 0423DeepSeekNot benchmarked1 independent benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BLlama 4 MaverickMeta LlamaNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmark$1.491 per solved task
Shared results
44
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 only
5
Llama 4 Maverick only
41
Like-for-like categories
8 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.

At a glance

Coding index
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 not benchmarked, Llama 4 Maverick not benchmarked.
Widest category
Web design, 37.9 points apart on average over 6 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
Design Arena: game dev: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 1196 against Llama 4 Maverick 837, 44.9 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 $0.28 against Llama 4 Maverick $1.00 per million output tokens, 3.6x apart.
Context window
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 takes 1.05M tokens, Llama 4 Maverick 524K.

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.

Boards won, where both have a result
CategoryDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423BarsLlama 4 MaverickTies
Coding50
Intelligence20
Agentic work10
Reasoning41
Math20
Knowledge40
Web design60
General190
All shared boards431
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index50
Coding benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Llama 4 MaverickLeader
Aider polyglotNot measured15.6%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
SWE-bench VerifiedNot measured21.0%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena WebDev1582Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured
AA Coding Index52.016.3DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured47.3%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured39.7%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
SciCodeNot measured31.7%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured6.8%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
WeirdML45.6%24.5%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
ALE-Bench678.2173.0DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: coding14571301DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: software and IT14531299DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena WebDev: React1585Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured
LMArena WebDev: HTML1558Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
Intelligence benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Llama 4 MaverickLeader
AA Intelligence Index24.49.3DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
Epoch Capabilities Index146.1132.2DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Agentic work benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Llama 4 MaverickLeader
AA Agentic Index26.30.6DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
τ²-Bench TelecomNot measured17.8%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index41
Reasoning benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Llama 4 MaverickLeader
GPQA DiamondNot measured69.4%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
MMMU Pro (Vals AI)Not measured71.7%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured67.1%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured4.9%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
ARC-AGINot measured4.4%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
ARC-AGI-2Not measured0.0%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
SimpleBench46.3%27.7%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: hard prompts14441281DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: expert14411259DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English14491295DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Vision: diagramsNot measured1134Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Vision: homeworkNot measured1164Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Kagi LLM Benchmark52.2%55.9%Llama 4 Maverick
Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
Math benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Llama 4 MaverickLeader
AIMENot measured25.2%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
MATH 500 (Vals AI)Not measured85.2%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
MGSM (Vals AI)Not measured92.4%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
AA Math IndexNot measured19.3Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured19.3%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text: math14261299DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: mathematical work14321295DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
Neither model has a result on the other 6 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
Knowledge benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Llama 4 MaverickLeader
MMLU ProNot measured79.4%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured77.8%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured49.7%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured66.6%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
MortgageTax (Vals AI)Not measured58.5%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
MedQA (Vals AI)Not measured43.3%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
MedCode (Vals AI)Not measured36.5%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured80.9%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
GeoBenchNot measured52.0%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text: science14461288DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14481275DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: legal and government14391286DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: business and finance14251260DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index60
Web design benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Llama 4 MaverickLeader
Design Arena: websites1207871DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
Design Arena: UI components1162896DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
Design Arena: game dev1196837DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
Design Arena: data viz1127882DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
Design Arena: 3D1188900DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
Design Arena: all code categories1205879DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
Design Arena: SVG1155Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured
Design Arena: ASCII art1109Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index190
General benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Llama 4 MaverickLeader
SAGE (Vals AI)Not measured35.7%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)Not measured54.2%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
IFBenchNot measured43.0%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)Not measured50.0%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
DTBench86.4%61.9%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMCA35.9%15.9%DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
Fiction.LiveBenchNot measured46.2%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Creative writing (Lech Mazur)Not measured62.0%Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text14321287DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: instruction following14211267DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: creative writing14031266DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena VisionNot measured1142Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Text: English14411303DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: non-English14191269DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: Chinese14631277DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: German14191291DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: Japanese13891206DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: Korean13831203DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: French14391259DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: Spanish14361293DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: Russian14271286DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: Polish14361275DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: multi-turn14491289DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: longer queries14341280DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: writing and language14101277DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: entertainment and media14001250DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Vision: EnglishNot measured1150Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Vision: ChineseNot measured1141Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Vision: reading textNot measured1143Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Vision: humorNot measured1100Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
LMArena Vision: creative writingNot measured1099Only Llama 4 Maverick measured
Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
Image generation benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Llama 4 Maverick
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Llama 4 MaverickLeader
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$0.0003Fits in one request
Llama 4 Maverick$0.0008Fits in one request

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423$0.0078Fits in one request
Llama 4 Maverick$0.021Fits in one request

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423$0.031Fits in one request
Llama 4 Maverick$0.080Fits in one request

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.

Specifications of DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Llama 4 Maverick
SpecificationDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Meta Llama 4 Maverick
MakerDeepSeekMeta Llama
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedApril 24, 2026April 5, 2025
Context window1.05M524K
Input $/Mtok$0.14$0.35
Output $/Mtok$0.28$1.00
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it10
Cost per solved taskNot computable$1.491
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 better than Llama 4 Maverick 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 3.6x cheaper ($0.28 vs $1.00 per million) and a larger context window (1.05M against 524K tokens).

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 or Llama 4 Maverick?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 costs $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens; Llama 4 Maverick costs $0.35 and $1.00. Cost per solved task is known for Llama 4 Maverick only.

Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 or Llama 4 Maverick?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423, with 1.05M tokens against 524K.

How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs Llama 4 Maverick comparison based on?

44 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 Llama 4 Maverick's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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