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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs Inkling Small

Inkling Small leads DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 25.7 to 24.4, and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 costs 4.3x less per output token ($0.28 vs $1.20 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 35 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 Replace Inkling Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423DeepSeek
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.28
27
T Inkling SmallThinking Machines
Coding
27.3
Overall
43.6
Output $/M
$1.20
8
vs boards won of 35 shared

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 or Inkling Small: which to pick

Only Inkling Small has a coding score, 27.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 for output tokens 4.3x cheaper ($0.28 vs $1.20 per million) and a larger context window (1.05M against 524K tokens).

Model ADeepSeek V4 Flash 0423DeepSeekNot benchmarked1 independent benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BInkling SmallThinking Machines27.3/1004 independent benchmarks$0.16 per solved task
Shared results
35
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 only
14
Inkling Small only
49
Like-for-like categories
7 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, Inkling Small 27.3 from 4 benchmarks.
Widest category
Coding, 14.2 points apart on average over 6 shared benchmarks.
Widest single gap
LMArena WebDev: React: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 1585 against Inkling Small 1399, 30.9 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 $0.28 against Inkling Small $1.20 per million output tokens, 4.3x apart.
Context window
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 takes 1.05M tokens, Inkling Small 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 0423BarsInkling SmallTies
Coding51
Intelligence02
Agentic work10
Reasoning21
Math02
Knowledge40
General152
All shared boards278
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index51
Coding benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Inkling SmallLeader
LMArena WebDev15821409DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
AA Coding Index52.052.9Inkling Small
LiveCodeBench (Vals AI)Not measured85.9%Only Inkling Small measured
SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI)Not measured82.2%Only Inkling Small measured
Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI)Not measured0.0%Only Inkling Small measured
Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI)Not measured19.1%Only Inkling Small measured
Code migration (Vals AI)Not measured13.7%Only Inkling Small measured
ProgramBench (Vals AI)Not measured0.5%Only Inkling Small measured
IOI (Vals AI)Not measured9.3%Only Inkling Small measured
Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI)Not measured55.1%Only Inkling Small measured
SkillsBench (Vals AI)Not measured33.6%Only Inkling Small measured
CyberBench (Vals AI)Not measured64.1%Only Inkling Small measured
SciCodeNot measured49.7%Only Inkling Small measured
WeirdML45.6%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured
ALE-Bench678.2Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured
LMArena Text: coding14571450DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: software and IT14531447DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena WebDev: React15851399DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena WebDev: HTML15581398DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena WebDev: from an imageNot measured1410Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Intelligence benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Inkling SmallLeader
AA Intelligence Index24.425.7Inkling Small
Epoch Capabilities Index146.1150.3Inkling Small
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
Agentic work benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Inkling SmallLeader
AA Agentic Index26.323.5DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
Finance Agent (Vals AI)Not measured41.3%Only Inkling Small measured
Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI)Not measured15.4%Only Inkling Small measured
Legal Research Bench (Vals AI)Not measured25.5%Only Inkling Small measured
Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI)Not measured2.9%Only Inkling Small measured
Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI)Not measured31.8%Only Inkling Small measured
Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index21
Reasoning benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Inkling SmallLeader
GPQA DiamondNot measured83.6%Only Inkling Small measured
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured89.5%Only Inkling Small measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured33.3%Only Inkling Small measured
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)Not measured88.5%Only Inkling Small measured
ARC-AGINot measured84.0%Only Inkling Small measured
ARC-AGI-2Not measured40.1%Only Inkling Small measured
SimpleBench46.3%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured
Mystery game puzzlesNot measured6.0%Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts14441423DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: expert14411441Inkling Small
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English14491429DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Vision: diagramsNot measured1251Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: homeworkNot measured1257Only Inkling Small measured
Kagi LLM Benchmark52.2%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
Math benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Inkling SmallLeader
OTIS Mock AIMENot measured90.0%Only Inkling Small measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3Not measured46.3%Only Inkling Small measured
FrontierMath, tier 4Not measured17.1%Only Inkling Small measured
ProofBenchNot measured6.0%Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: math14261459Inkling Small
LMArena Text: mathematical work14321441Inkling Small
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
Knowledge benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Inkling SmallLeader
MMLU ProNot measured85.6%Only Inkling Small measured
LegalBench (Vals AI)Not measured83.0%Only Inkling Small measured
CorpFin (Vals AI)Not measured69.6%Only Inkling Small measured
TaxEval (Vals AI)Not measured75.5%Only Inkling Small measured
MortgageTax (Vals AI)Not measured62.3%Only Inkling Small measured
MedCode (Vals AI)Not measured37.9%Only Inkling Small measured
SimpleQA VerifiedNot measured19.1%Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: science14461428DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare14481413DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: legal and government14391415DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: business and finance14251413DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
Web design benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Inkling SmallLeader
Design Arena: websites1207Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured
Design Arena: UI components1162Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured
Design Arena: game dev1196Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured
Design Arena: data viz1127Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured
Design Arena: 3D1188Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured
Design Arena: all code categories1205Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured
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 index152
General benchmarks for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and Inkling Small
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Inkling SmallLeader
Vals IndexNot measured27.6%Only Inkling Small measured
Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI)Not measured59.4%Only Inkling Small measured
SAGE (Vals AI)Not measured32.7%Only Inkling Small measured
MedScribe (Vals AI)Not measured84.1%Only Inkling Small measured
Vals Multimodal IndexNot measured50.0%Only Inkling Small measured
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)Not measured75.7%Only Inkling Small measured
DTBench86.4%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured
LMCA35.9%Not measuredOnly DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 measured
LMArena Text14321413DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: instruction following14211399DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: creative writing14031334DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena VisionNot measured1237Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Text: English14411421DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: non-English14191401DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: Chinese14631464Inkling Small
LMArena Text: German14191408DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: Japanese13891401Inkling Small
LMArena Text: Korean13831367DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: French14391435DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: Spanish14361422DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: Russian14271394DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: Polish14361428DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: multi-turn14491416DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: longer queries14341402DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: writing and language14101357DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Text: entertainment and media14001352DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
LMArena Vision: EnglishNot measured1243Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: ChineseNot measured1292Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: reading textNot measured1243Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: humorNot measured1207Only Inkling Small measured
LMArena Vision: creative writingNot measured1205Only Inkling Small 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 Inkling Small
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Inkling SmallLeader
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
Inkling Small$0.0010Fits 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
Inkling Small$0.026Fits 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
Inkling Small$0.102Fits 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 Inkling Small
SpecificationDeepSeek V4 Flash 0423Thinking Machines Inkling Small
MakerDeepSeekThinking Machines
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedApril 24, 2026July 30, 2026
Context window1.05M524K
Input $/Mtok$0.14$0.45
Output $/Mtok$0.28$1.20
Coding indexNot benchmarked27.3
Independent measurements behind it14
Cost per solved taskNot computable$0.16
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 better than Inkling Small for coding?

Only Inkling Small has a coding score, 27.3 on the Vibe Coding Index; DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 for output tokens 4.3x cheaper ($0.28 vs $1.20 per million) and a larger context window (1.05M against 524K tokens).

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 or Inkling Small?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 costs $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens; Inkling Small costs $0.45 and $1.20. Cost per solved task is known for Inkling Small only.

Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 or Inkling Small?

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

How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs Inkling Small comparison based on?

35 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 Inkling Small's on 4. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

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