What is the difference between DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Sherlock Think Alpha?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is developed by DeepSeek while Sherlock Think Alpha is developed by OpenRouter. You can compare their actual outputs across 1 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or Sherlock Think Alpha?

It depends on your use case. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Sherlock Think Alpha each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 1 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How can I compare DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Sherlock Think Alpha on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Sherlock Think Alpha across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

Updated Sep 2026

DeepSeek V4.1 FlashvsSherlock Think Alpha

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is the newer model, released after Sherlock Think Alpha.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Sherlock Think Alpha compared across 1 shared prompts
Spec	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash	Sherlock Think Alpha
Input price	$0.15/M tokens	—
Output price	$0.6/M tokens	—
Context window	1.0M tokens	—
Weights	Open	—
Free API (OpenRouter)	No	No
Released	Sep 2026	Nov 2025

Our Verdict

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

Sherlock Think Alpha

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Too close to call

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

Input

$0.15

Output

$0.60

Sherlock Think Alpha

Input

—

Output

—

Where to run it

22 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash22 hosts

HostInOutContextUptime

Morph$0.12 in$0.48 out1M97.7% up Relacefp4$0.13 in$0.52 out1M99.8% up DeepInfrafp8$0.14 in$0.42 out1M99.7% up DeepSeek$0.15 in$0.60 out1M100% up Sail Researchfp4$0.20 in$0.60 out1M99.9% up Wafer$0.20 in$0.60 out1M99.8% up

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CoreWeavefp8$0.20 in$0.65 out1M99.5% up StreamLakefp8$0.22 in$0.88 out1M99.4% up Fireworks$0.22 in$0.66 out1M98.5% up Phala$0.28 in$1.10 out1M99.1% up GMI Cloudfp8$0.28 in$1.14 out1M98.9% up Novitafp8$0.28 in$1.14 out1M100% up Alibaba Cloud$0.30 in$1.20 out1M99.9% up AtlasCloudfp8$0.30 in$1.20 out1M99.4% up Basetenfp8$0.30 in$1.20 out1M98.4% up DigitalOcean$0.30 in$1.20 out1M97.9% up Makora$0.30 in$1.20 out1M98.2% up Modal$0.30 in$1.20 out1M99.9% up SiliconFlowfp8$0.30 in$1.20 out1M99.7% up Together$0.30 in$1.20 out1M99.9% up Venicefp8$0.38 in$1.50 out1M97.2% up Parasailfp8degraded$0.30 in$1.20 out1M92.4% up

Sherlock Think Alpha

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 22 Sep 2026.

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