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Start with DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Kimi K3, or choose any two current ranked language models. Compare capability evidence, price, context, provider availability, and weight access without pretending one field decides every use case.
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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Kimi K3
Live dataset updated 9/13/2026, 2:40:29 PM UTC
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|---|---|---|
| ModelCap position | #16 | #8 |
| Index score | 76.5 | 81.2 |
| Evidence | Measured1 public benchmark observation across 1 board | Measured6 public benchmark observations across 6 boards |
| Input / 1M | $0.15 | $2.65 |
| Output / 1M | $0.60 | $13.28 |
| Pricing status | fresh | fresh |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Providers | 13 | 17 |
| Weight access | Open weights | Restricted license |
Decision facts
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is #16; Kimi K3 is #8 on the same current language board.
- Index scores are 76.5 for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and 81.2 for Kimi K3. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.
- Both positions use Measured evidence.
- Listed output price per 1M tokens is $0.60 for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and $13.28 for Kimi K3. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $0.60 for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash versus $11.94 for Kimi K3. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs 95.0% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.
- Published context is 1,048,576 tokens for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and 1,048,576 for Kimi K3.
- Weight access differs: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is open; Kimi K3 is restricted.
- ModelCap currently lists 13 providers for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and 17 for Kimi K3.
These are separate published fields, not a synthetic winner. ModelCap does not collapse price, access, context, and capability evidence into a hidden recommendation score.
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