Model comparison

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.8 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek

52.8

Rank #38 Confirmed

Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 xAI

37.7

Rank #198 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash scores higher in 8 categories and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 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 35.4.
  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 specifications
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
ProviderDeepSeekxAI
Noometry Index52.837.7
Released2026-09-092024-08-13
WeightsOpenProprietary
Context window1M—
Max output393K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.15—
Output $ / M tokens$0.60—
Results tracked3717

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Category by category

Coding DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 52.9 (#32), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 37.0 (#199)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Coding15061269
LMArena WebDev1619—
SciCode51.9%—
ALE-Bench1,092—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 31.2 (#69), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
APEX-Agents39.5%—
GDP.pdf19.8%—

Reasoning DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 50.2 (#36), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 24.8 (#159)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Hard Prompts14831255
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), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 35.4 (#185)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Math14771265
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), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 33.9 (#200)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Expert15061238
GPQA Diamond89.8%—

Multimodal Not comparable

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 39.1 (#61), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Vision1277—
Furniture Assembly34.2%—

Multilingual DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 55.0 (#35), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 41.4 (#208)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Non-English14481257
LMArena Chinese14971262
LMArena French14521286
LMArena German14841273
LMArena Japanese14121213
LMArena Korean14521195
LMArena Russian14711261
LMArena Spanish14591279

Instruction Following DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 77.3 (#26), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 65.5 (#220)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Instruction Following14741245

Long Context DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 45.2 (#47), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 38.4 (#196)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Longer Query14751266

Writing & Preference DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 65.4 (#48), Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13: 47.3 (#211)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGrok 2 Mini 2024 08 13
LMArena Text14621281
LMArena Creative Writing14351242
LMArena Multi-Turn14571265
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1540—

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash better than Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 52.8 to 37.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 better for coding?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 52.9 versus 37.0 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has 37 scored results on Noometry and Grok 2 Mini 2024 08 13 has 17.

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