AI & Enterprise
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash nears GPT-6 Astra performance at 1.4 percent of cost
DeepSeek\'s new V4.1 Flash model posted performance close to OpenAI\'s GPT-6 Astra in a practical design-task evaluation while sharply cutting costs, results showed. OpenDesign Arena gave V4.1 Flash 81.2 out of 100, compared with 82.7 for GPT-6 Astra. The cost per finished design was $0.023 for V4.1 Flash versus $1.61 for GPT-6 Astra, and average completion time was 5.3 minutes versus 11.1 minutes.