Solar Pro 4 vs. DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning)
Comparison between Solar Pro 4 and DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) across intelligence, price, speed, context window and more.
For details relating to our methodology, see our Methodology page.
Highlights
Model Comparison
Solar Pro 4 | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 42 | 32* | Solar Pro 4 is more intelligent than DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) |
| Price per 1M Tokens | $0.22 | $0.18 | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) is cheaper than Solar Pro 4 |
| Output Speed | 62 tokens/s | 66 tokens/s | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) is faster than Solar Pro 4 |
| Time to First Token | 2.14s | 1.79s | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) responds faster than Solar Pro 4 |
| Context Window | 512k tokens~768 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font | 1000k tokens~1,500 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) has a larger context window than Solar Pro 4 |
| Release Date | August 2026 | April 2026 | Solar Pro 4 has a more recent release date than DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) |
| Reasoning | Yes | No | Solar Pro 4 has reasoning while DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) does not |
| Image Input Support | No | No | Neither Solar Pro 4 nor DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) have image input support |
| Open Source (Weights) | No | DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) is open source while Solar Pro 4 is proprietary |
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Intelligence Evaluations
Agentic real-world work tasks, (Elo-500)/2000
Agentic tool use
Agentic coding & terminal use
Coding
Reasoning & knowledge
Scientific reasoning
Physics reasoning
Knowledge
1 - hallucination rate
Long context reasoning
Agentic knowledge work, Elo
Agentic SaaS workflows
Legal agentic work, criterion pass rate
Agentic business operations
Quantitative analysis on spreadsheets & documents
Instruction following
Long-horizon agentic tasks
Kubernetes incident root-cause analysis
Visual reasoning
AA-Briefcase
AA-Briefcase Elo
AA-Omniscience
AA-Omniscience Index
Openness Index
Artificial Analysis Openness Index: Score
Intelligence Index Comparisons
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Token Use
Output Tokens per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output
Context Window
Context Window
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed
Time per Intelligence Index Task
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time
Model Size (Open Weights Models Only)
Model Size: Total and Active Parameters
Frequently Asked Questions
Solar Pro 4 is more intelligent. Solar Pro 4 scores 42, compared with DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) at 32 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) is faster. DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) generates 65.6 tokens per second, compared with Solar Pro 4 at 62.3 tokens per second.
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) is cheaper. DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) costs $0.18 per 1M tokens, compared with Solar Pro 4 at $0.22 per 1M tokens (7:2:1 cache hit/input/output ratio).
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) has lower latency. DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) has a time to first token of 1.79s, compared with Solar Pro 4 at 2.14s.
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) has a larger context window. DeepSeek V4 Pro (Non-reasoning) supports 1.0M tokens, compared with Solar Pro 4 at 510k tokens.