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Updated Sep 2026

DeepSeek V4 ProvsSolar Mini 4

Solar Mini 4 is cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Pro at $0.05/M vs $1.74/M input tokens.

DeepSeek V4 Pro and Solar Mini 4 compared across 19 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V4 ProSolar Mini 4
Input price$1.74/M tokens$0.05/M tokens
Output price$3.48/M tokens$0.2/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens524K tokens
WeightsOpen—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2026Sep 2026
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 19 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Mini LBO Underwrite

You are underwriting a 5-year LBO for a private equity investment committee. Company (fictional): HarborTech Services (HTS) –…

DeepSeek V4 Pro602 words
HarborTech Services (HTS) – 5-Year LBO Model Projected Financials & Debt Schedule (US$ millions, fiscal years ending December) FY2026 FY2027 FY2028 FY2029 FY2030 Revenue 972.0 1,040.0 1,102.4 1,157.6 1,215.4 EBITDA 136.1 156.0 176.4 191.0 206.6 Margin 14.0% 15.0% 16.0% 16.5% 17.0% Cash Interest Term Loan (9% cash) 43.2…
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Solar Mini 41,718 words
518.51935 New TL: 276.34682 - 86.82747 = 189.51935 Mezz: PIK 194.8377888 * 0.02 = 3.896755776 New Mezz: 194.8377888 + 3.896755776 = 198.734544576 Ending Balances: TL: 189.52 Mezz: 198.73 Total Debt: 388.25 Exit (End of FY2030): Exit EBITDA: 206.6252668 Exit Multiple: 10.5x Exit EV: 206.6252668 * 10.5 = 2,169.5653014…
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Debug This Architecture

Here's the architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor (like Google Docs): **System Overview:** - Frontend: React SPA with…

DeepSeek V4 Pro1,419 words
This architecture has several critical flaws that would cause data loss, stale states, high latency, and scalability limits. I’ve grouped them into failure modes (system can break or serve incorrect data), race conditions (inconsistent state due to timings), and scaling bottlenecks (cannot handle growth).
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Solar Mini 41,165 words
Here’s a systematic breakdown of the architectural weaknesses, failure modes, and scaling bottlenecks in your design, along with specific solutions and their trade-offs. Real-Time Synchronization & WebSocket Affinity Issue: Round-robin load balancing is stateless, but WebSockets are stateful and long-lived.
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Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

DeepSeek V4 Pro2,259 words
If the transistor had emerged in 1920—a full 27 years earlier—the entire trajectory of the 20th century would have been radically altered. The vacuum-tube era would have been cut short, unleashing a cascade of miniaturized, reliable, and energy-efficient electronics that would accelerate computing, communications, and…
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Solar Mini 41,539 words
This is a fascinating counterfactual. I need to note upfront that the scientific and engineering foundations for a working transistor did not exist in 1920. Quantum mechanics was barely a decade old, band theory of solids hadn't been developed, and semiconductor physics (doping, p-n junctions, electron mobility) was…
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Michelin Star Recipe Design

Design an innovative recipe for a multi-component dish worthy of a Michelin 3-star restaurant. The recipe should feature an unusual…

DeepSeek V4 Pro1,680 words
Unagi: Midori no Yume (Eel’s Green Dream) A multi-sensory kaiseki-inspired contemporary dish that unites the deep umami of charcoal-grilled freshwater eel with the ethereal chill of matcha snow, punctuated by dashi pearls, yuzu kosho gel, and a wisp of cherry blossom smoke.
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Solar Mini 41,364 words
Chronos & Tides A Three-Component Study in Preservation, Precision, and Ephemeral Sensation Concept: A single plate that traces the lifecycle of an umami-rich flavor profile through three distinct temporal states: fermented (time in), precision-cooked (time controlled), and volatile (time suspended).
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Advanced Longevity Plan (Biohacker)

Develop a comprehensive, cutting-edge 3-month longevity plan for a biohacker aiming to optimize longevity, physical and cognitive…

DeepSeek V4 Pro1,917 words
This is a highly detailed, phased, 3-month longevity optimization protocol grounded in the latest science of aging biology, systems medicine, and biohacking. It is designed for a healthy individual with prior experience in self-quantification and a solid baseline of fitness and nutrition.
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Solar Mini 41,388 words
🧬 3-Month Biohacker Longevity & Performance Optimization Plan ⚠️ Important Disclaimer: This protocol is for informational and educational purposes. It is not medical advice. Always consult a licensed healthcare provider before starting new supplements, fasting regimens, intense exercise, or neurofeedback protocols.
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

DeepSeek V4 Pro1,002 words
1. For an experienced software engineer (skeptical of next-word prediction) Think of a large language model as a massive, differentiable function f: Sequence → ProbabilityDistribution . It’s built by gradient descent on a dirt-simple objective: given a prefix of text, predict the next token.
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Solar Mini 4893 words
For the Experienced Software Engineer From a systems architecture perspective, the skepticism that "predicting the next word" yields intelligence is understandable, but it stems from viewing the model through a deterministic, code-based lens rather than a probabilistic, distributed-systems lens.
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Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Pro
DeepSeek V4 Pro
Solar Mini 4
Solar Mini 4Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek V4 Pro has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.

Solar Mini 4 costs 17x less per token.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V4 Pro
Input
$1.74
Output
$3.48
Solar Mini 4
Input
$0.05
35× cheaper
Output
$0.20
17× cheaper

Solar Mini 4 is cheaper on both: 35× input, 17× output.

Where to run it

16 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek V4 Pro15 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
SStreamLakefp8$0.83 in·$1.66 out·1M·99.3% upBaidu Qianfanfp8$0.83 in·$1.66 out·1M·99.9% upGGMI Cloudfp8$0.96 in·$1.91 out·1M·98.9% upDDigitalOcean$1.04 in·$2.09 out·1M·98.7% upCloudflare Workers AI$1.15 in·$2.55 out·1M·98.8% upDDeepInfrafp8$1.30 in·$2.60 out·1M·99.5% up
9 more hostsFewer hosts
SSiliconFlowfp8$1.50 in·$3.13 out·1M·99.6% upNNovitafp8$1.60 in·$3.20 out·1M·100% upVVenice$1.65 in·$3.30 out·1M·97.1% upAAtlasCloudfp4$1.68 in·$3.38 out·1M·99.6% upBBasetenfp4$1.74 in·$3.48 out·1M·99.6% upNNextBitfp8$1.74 in·$3.48 out·1M·99% upPParasailfp8$1.74 in·$3.48 out·1M·99.7% upAzure AI Foundry$1.91 in·$3.83 out·1M·98.6% upAlibaba Cloudfp8degraded$1.42 in·$2.83 out·1M·97.5% up
Solar Mini 41 host
HostInOutContextUptime
UUpstage$0.05 in·$0.20 out·524k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 25 Sep 2026.

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DeepSeek V4 Pro is developed by DeepSeek while Solar Mini 4 is developed by Upstage. DeepSeek V4 Pro has a 1.0M token context window vs Solar Mini 4's 524K. You can compare their actual outputs across 19 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. DeepSeek V4 Pro and Solar Mini 4 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 19 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

DeepSeek V4 Pro costs $1.74/M input tokens and Solar Mini 4 costs $0.05/M input tokens. Solar Mini 4 is $1.69/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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