DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Grok 4.6: Release Comparison
Comparison of the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Grok 4.6 releases: 2 and 4 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 6 models.
- For intelligence, Grok 4.6 scores highest: Grok 4.6 (high) at 44, against DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) at 39 for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash.
- For output speed, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is fastest: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-Reasoning) at 243 t/s, against Grok 4.6 (xhigh) at 65 t/s for Grok 4.6.
- For cost per task, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is cheapest: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-Reasoning) at $0.15, against Grok 4.6 (low) at $0.48 for Grok 4.6.
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indexes
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grok 4.6 (high) |  SpaceXAI | 44 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 54 | $1.86 | $1.4 | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $2,352 | 36k | 19k | 94M | 64 | 42.07s | 42.07s | 49.82s | 566.18s | - | 500k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Grok 4.6 (xhigh) | SpaceXAI | 44 | 49 | 51 | 52 | - | 45 | 55 | $2.32 | $1.4 | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $2,830 | 38k | 20k | 97M | 65 | 47.16s | 47.16s | 54.84s | 584.17s | - | 500k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Grok 4.6 (medium) | SpaceXAI | 43 | 47 | 49 | 49 | - | 43 | 53 | $1.50 | $1.4 | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $1,937 | 28k | 14k | 73M | 60 | 23.88s | 23.88s | 32.15s | 474.73s | - | 500k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) |  DeepSeek | 39 | 45 | 52 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 44 | $0.27 | $0.2 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.006 | $477 | 89k | 63k | 253M | 232 | 0.97s | 9.58s | 11.73s | 282.36s | 552B 16B active at inference time | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text |    +15 | |||
| Grok 4.6 (low) | SpaceXAI | 35 | 38 | 44 | 44 | - | 35 | 45 | $0.48 | $1.4 | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $761 | 10k | 2k | 21M | 56 | 7.28s | 7.28s | 16.23s | 185.89s | - | 500k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-Reasoning) | DeepSeek | 25 | 30 | 36 | 30 | - | 25 | 32 | $0.15 | $0.2 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.006 | $156 | 34k | 0 | 45M | 243 | 1.16s | 1.16s | 3.22s | 136.49s | 552B 16B active at inference time | 1M | Sep 2026 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | | |||