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Best DeepSeek Models in October 2026
As of October 2026, DeepSeek V4 Pro leads the Noometry Index with a score of 54.3, ahead of DeepSeek V4 Flash at 53.6. The two are close enough that new results could swap them.
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Every ranked DeepSeek model, from the current flagship down.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro 54.3
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 53.6
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 52.8
- DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp 44.3
- DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus 43.1
- DeepSeek-V3.1 42.8
- DeepSeek-R1 42.3
- DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale 39.7
- DeepSeek-V3 39.5
- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B 37.8
Full ranking
| 1 |  DeepSeek DeepSeek V4 Pro | DeepSeek | Open | 1M | 54.3 | $0.66 | $1.98 | 54.9 | 16 |
| 2 | DeepSeek DeepSeek V4 Flash | DeepSeek | Open | 1M | 53.6 | $0.15 | $0.60 | 204 | 6 |
| 3 | DeepSeek DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek | Open | 1M | 52.8 | $0.15 | $0.60 | 201 | — |
| 4 | DeepSeek DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp | DeepSeek | Open | 164K | 44.3 | $0.26 | $0.38 | 153 | 16 |
| 5 | DeepSeek DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus | DeepSeek | Open | 164K | 43.1 | $0.27 | $1 | 95.4 | 30 |
| 6 | DeepSeek DeepSeek-V3.1 | DeepSeek | Open | 164K | 42.8 | $0.25 | $0.95 | 101 | 328 |
| 7 | DeepSeek DeepSeek-R1 | DeepSeek | Proprietary | 164K | 42.3 | $0.50 | $2.15 | 46.4 | 10 |
| 8 | DeepSeek DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale | DeepSeek | Open | 128K | 39.7 | $0.58 | $1.68 | 46.4 | — |
| 9 | DeepSeek DeepSeek-V3 | DeepSeek | Open | 164K | 39.5 | $0.24 | $0.90 | 97.5 | 73 |
| 10 | DeepSeek DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B | DeepSeek | Open | — | 37.8 | — | — | — | 18 |
| 11 | DeepSeek DeepSeek-V2.5 (Sep 2024) | DeepSeek | Open | — | 37.6 | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | DeepSeek Deepseek Coder v2 | DeepSeek | Open | — | 35.9 | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | DeepSeek DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B | DeepSeek | Open | — | 35.5 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | DeepSeek DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B | DeepSeek | Open | — | 32.7 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | DeepSeek DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B | DeepSeek | Open | — | 26.1 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | DeepSeek DeepSeek LLM 67B | DeepSeek | Open | — | 24.9 | — | — | — | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Which DeepSeek model is best?
As of October 2026, DeepSeek V4 Pro leads the Noometry Index with a score of 54.3, ahead of DeepSeek V4 Flash at 53.6. The two are close enough that new results could swap them.
What are the top 5 in this ranking?
DeepSeek V4 Pro, DeepSeek V4 Flash, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus, in that order, as of October 2026.
How is this list ranked?
By the Noometry Index, which is fitted from every public benchmark result and adjusted for how hard each benchmark is. Models need several independent results to be ranked.