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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Haiku 5.5 max

Haiku 5.5 max leads on quality: 10.8 points higher; DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads on cost and agent time: 7.8× cheaper and 1.2× faster.

24 tasksData from

Stet score

DeepSeek V4.1 FlashRank 9 of 14

47.895% range 37.5–58.0

Haiku 5.5 maxRank 6 of 14

58.695% range 47.5–69.010.8 points higher

A directional read: their 95% score ranges overlap.

Cost / task

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash$0.497.8× cheaperfrom 23/24 tasks
Haiku 5.5 max$3.85

Agent time / task

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash49.3 min1.2× faster
Haiku 5.5 max58.4 min

Task by task

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash solved 3 tasks that Haiku 5.5 max didn’t, and Haiku 5.5 max solved 3 that DeepSeek V4.1 Flash didn’t. Both solved 9; neither solved 8.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash only 3

  • stet-232b50baPassed tests
  • stet-66762b4cPassed tests
  • stet-43493c52Passed tests

Haiku 5.5 max only 3

  • stet-6f84e978Equivalent to the merged fix
  • stet-commit-f8ae1177Passed tests
  • stet-2450ca2dPassed tests

A task counts as solved when its tests passed or a judge found the fix equivalent to the merged change, as in the leaderboard’s Solved column. Stet score also weighs code quality, so it can order the two differently. 1 of the 24 tasks is left out because one of the two has no scored result on it.

All 23 compared tasks
Task by task
TaskDeepSeek V4.1 FlashHaiku 5.5 maxSolved by
stet-3169aefaPassed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-89dfbc27Passed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-b28f4fe7Passed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-232b50baPassed testsFailedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash only
stet-5276aa3fPassed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-commit-bbbbae09Passed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-15439c21Passed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-66762b4cPassed testsFailedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash only
stet-commit-f0caded9Passed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-commit-5d766ddePassed testsEquivalent to the merged fixBoth
stet-43493c52Passed testsFailedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash only
stet-6f84e978FailedEquivalent to the merged fixHaiku 5.5 max only
stet-commit-f8ae1177FailedPassed testsHaiku 5.5 max only
stet-2450ca2dFailedPassed testsHaiku 5.5 max only
stet-commit-342d0ac0Equivalent to the merged fixEquivalent to the merged fixBoth
stet-commit-5e075641FailedFailedNeither
stet-commit-2826765eFailedFailedNeither
stet-commit-a8716b88FailedFailedNeither
stet-commit-30506f8eFailedFailedNeither
stet-commit-87814583FailedFailedNeither
stet-commit-d2ab0c25FailedFailedNeither
stet-commit-e41c2e2dFailedFailedNeither
stet-commit-e928166fFailedFailedNeither

Side by side

Side by side
MetricDeepSeek V4.1 FlashHaiku 5.5 max
Rank9 of 146 of 14
Stet score47.895% range 37.5–58.058.695% range 47.5–69.0
Solved12/2411 passed, 1 judged equivalent12/249 passed, 3 judged equivalent
Passed review8/249/222 not recorded
Matched merged change10/231 not recorded10/222 not recorded
Cost / task$0.49from 23/24 tasks$3.85
How cost was recordedestimated from tokens on 23, not recorded on 1reported by its harness on 23, estimated from tokens on 1
Agent time / task49.3 min58.4 min
Ran inDaytona sandboxDaytona sandbox

Where each setup is the better choice

The leaderboard’s readings on groups of tasks. Each group holds fewer tasks than the overall standings, so treat these as leads to test on your repo.

Changes up to 150 lines

11 tasks

11 tasks whose merged change was 2–149 lines in 1–2 files. The 7 small fixes below are among them.

Changes up to 150 lines
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashHaiku 5.5 max
Matched merged change7/117/101 not recorded
Passed review8/117/101 not recorded
Cost / task$0.21$1.18
Agent time / task34.9 min36.3 min

Small fixes

7 tasks

7 tasks whose instructions start with “Fix”. Their merged changes were 4–29 lines in 1–2 files.

Both matched the merged change on 5 of 7.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash passed review more often: 6 of 7 to Haiku 5.5 max’s 5.

Small fixes
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashHaiku 5.5 max
Matched merged change5/75/7
Passed review6/75/7
Cost / task$0.19$1.15
Agent time / task34.6 min34.6 min

Larger changes

13 tasks

13 tasks whose merged change ran over 150 lines or more than 3 files: 113–1,420 lines in 2–19 files.

Both matched the merged change on 3 of 12.

Larger changes
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashHaiku 5.5 max
Matched merged change3/121 not recorded3/121 not recorded
Passed review0/132/121 not recorded
Cost / task$0.751 not recorded$6.11
Agent time / task61.5 min77.1 min

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