DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 by DeepSeek against Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct by Moonshot AI, context windows of 1.0M vs 1.0M, tested across 25 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Input
$0.14
2.1× cheaper
Output
$0.28
2.1× cheaper
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
Input
$0.30
Output
$0.60
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is cheaper on both — 2.1× input, 2.1× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
61%
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 uses 2.2x more headings
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct
52%Vocabulary63%
18wSentence Length15w
0.38Hedging0.19
5.7Bold5.2
3.4Lists3.2
0.00Emoji0.00
0.83Headings0.38
0.04Transitions0.05
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Research
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