Noometry

Model comparison

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Granite 4.1 8b

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.8 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 13 shared benchmarks.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek

52.8

Rank #38 Confirmed

Granite 4.1 8b IBM

37.4

Rank #205 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Granite 4.1 8b in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads 66.7 to 36.4.

Side by side

DeepSeek V4.1 FlashGranite 4.1 8b
ProviderDeepSeekIBM
Noometry Index52.837.4
Released2026-09-09—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window1M—
Max output393K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.15—
Output $ / M tokens$0.60—
Results tracked3713

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Category by category

Coding DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 52.9 (#32), Granite 4.1 8b: 30.1 (#297)

BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena WebDev16191192
LMArena Coding15061312
SciCode51.9%—
ALE-Bench1,092—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 31.2 (#69), Granite 4.1 8b: —

BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGranite 4.1 8b
APEX-Agents39.5%—
GDP.pdf19.8%—

Reasoning DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 50.2 (#36), Granite 4.1 8b: 25.7 (#143)

BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Hard Prompts14831293
NYT Connections (extended)89.6%—
CritPt14.3%—
Mystery Game Puzzles43%—
DTBench89.9%—
LMCA47%—
Surface Evolver Bench46.3%—
Epoch Capabilities Index154.9—

Math DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 66.7 (#25), Granite 4.1 8b: 36.4 (#166)

BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Math14771312
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)67.4%—
FrontierMath Tier 426.8%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202598.3%—
ProofBench54%—

Knowledge DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 57.9 (#38), Granite 4.1 8b: 36.1 (#174)

BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Expert15061309
GPQA Diamond89.8%—

Multimodal Not comparable

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 39.1 (#61), Granite 4.1 8b: —

BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Vision1277—
Furniture Assembly34.2%—

Multilingual DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 55.0 (#35), Granite 4.1 8b: 41.7 (#204)

BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Non-English14481261
LMArena Chinese14971337
LMArena Russian14711240
LMArena French1452—
LMArena German1484—
LMArena Japanese1412—
LMArena Korean1452—
LMArena Spanish1459—

Instruction Following DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 77.3 (#26), Granite 4.1 8b: 66.9 (#203)

BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Instruction Following14741269

Long Context DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 45.2 (#47), Granite 4.1 8b: 38.7 (#193)

BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Longer Query14751275

Writing & Preference DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 65.4 (#48), Granite 4.1 8b: 48.1 (#204)

BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGranite 4.1 8b
LMArena Text14621290
LMArena Creative Writing14351251
LMArena Multi-Turn14571268
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1540—

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash better than Granite 4.1 8b?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.8 to 37.4 on the Noometry Index.

Is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or Granite 4.1 8b better for coding?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 52.9 versus 30.1 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Granite 4.1 8b share?

13 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has 37 scored results on Noometry and Granite 4.1 8b has 13.

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