DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Nova 2.0 Pro Preview: Release Comparison
Comparison of the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Nova 2.0 Pro Preview releases: 2 and 3 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 5 models.
- For intelligence, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash scores highest: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) at 39, against Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) at 14 for Nova 2.0 Pro Preview.
- For output speed, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is fastest: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Non-Reasoning) at 243 t/s, against Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) at 120 t/s for Nova 2.0 Pro Preview.
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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| 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 | |||
| 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 | | |||
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (medium) |  Amazon | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1.5 | $1.25 | $10.00 | $0.312 | - | - | - | - | 120 | 16.90s | 33.62s | 37.80s | - | - | 256k | Nov 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (low) | Amazon | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2.1 | $1.25 | $10.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 111 | 9.44s | 27.41s | 31.91s | - | - | 256k | Nov 2025 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Nova 2.0 Pro Preview (Non-reasoning) | Amazon | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2.1 | $1.25 | $10.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 104 | 1.03s | 1.03s | 5.82s | - | - | 256k | Nov 2025 | - | No | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |