DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs GPT-4.1
Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 by DeepSeek against GPT-4.1 by OpenAI, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 42 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
GPT-4.1
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is 29x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Input
$0.14
14× cheaper
Output
$0.28
29× cheaper
GPT-4.1
Input
$2.00
Output
$8.00
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is cheaper on both — 14× input, 29× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
59%
GPT-4.1 uses 23.7x more emoji
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
GPT-4.1
52%Vocabulary58%
18wSentence Length19w
0.38Hedging0.38
5.7Bold9.0
3.4Lists6.1
0.00Emoji0.24
0.83Headings1.01
0.04Transitions0.07
Based on 23 + 25 text responses
Research
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