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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Opus 4.8

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads on quality and cost: 7.6 points higher and 14.3× cheaper; Opus 4.8 leads on agent time: 2.1× faster.

24 tasksData from

Stet score

DeepSeek V4.1 FlashRank 9 of 14

47.895% range 37.5–58.07.6 points higher

Opus 4.8Rank 11 of 14

40.295% range 30.3–50.3

A directional read: their 95% score ranges overlap.

Cost / task

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash$0.4914.3× cheaperfrom 23/24 tasks
Opus 4.8$7.05

Agent time / task

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash49.3 min
Opus 4.823.3 min2.1× faster

Task by task

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash solved 1 task that Opus 4.8 didn’t, and Opus 4.8 solved 2 that DeepSeek V4.1 Flash didn’t. Both solved 11; neither solved 10.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash only 1

  • stet-commit-342d0ac0Equivalent to the merged fix

Opus 4.8 only 2

  • stet-6f84e978Passed tests
  • stet-commit-60a0e6c2Passed 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.

All 24 compared tasks
Task by task
TaskDeepSeek V4.1 FlashOpus 4.8Solved by
stet-3169aefaPassed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-89dfbc27Passed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-b28f4fe7Passed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-232b50baPassed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-5276aa3fPassed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-commit-bbbbae09Passed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-15439c21Passed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-66762b4cPassed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-commit-f0caded9Passed testsEquivalent to the merged fixBoth
stet-commit-5d766ddePassed testsEquivalent to the merged fixBoth
stet-43493c52Passed testsPassed testsBoth
stet-6f84e978FailedPassed testsOpus 4.8 only
stet-commit-f8ae1177FailedFailedNeither
stet-2450ca2dFailedFailedNeither
stet-commit-342d0ac0Equivalent to the merged fixFailedDeepSeek V4.1 Flash only
stet-commit-60a0e6c2FailedPassed testsOpus 4.8 only
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 FlashOpus 4.8
Rank9 of 1411 of 14
Stet score47.895% range 37.5–58.040.295% range 30.3–50.3
Solved12/2411 passed, 1 judged equivalent13/2411 passed, 2 judged equivalent
Passed review8/248/231 not recorded
Matched merged change10/231 not recorded11/24
Cost / task$0.49from 23/24 tasks$7.05
How cost was recordedestimated from tokens on 23, not recorded on 1reported by its harness
Agent time / task49.3 min23.3 min
Ran inDaytona sandboxlocal Docker

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.

Opus 4.8 matched the merged change more often: 9 of 11 to DeepSeek V4.1 Flash’s 7.

Changes up to 150 lines
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashOpus 4.8
Matched merged change7/119/11
Passed review8/118/11
Cost / task$0.21$1.41
Agent time / task34.9 min12.8 min

Small fixes

7 tasks

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

Opus 4.8 matched the merged change more often: 7 of 7 to DeepSeek V4.1 Flash’s 5.

Small fixes
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashOpus 4.8
Matched merged change5/77/7
Passed review6/77/7
Cost / task$0.19$1.17
Agent time / task34.6 min9.7 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.

Larger changes
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashOpus 4.8
Matched merged change3/121 not recorded2/13
Passed review0/130/121 not recorded
Cost / task$0.751 not recorded$11.83
Agent time / task61.5 min32.2 min

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