DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 vs Seed 2.1 Pro: Specs & Benchmark Comparison

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 is developed by DeepSeek, while Seed 2.1 Pro comes from ByteDance. Seed 2.1 Pro was released in June 2026, and DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 followed a month later in July 2026. DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 has a published size of about 304 billion parameters; ByteDance has not disclosed the parameter count of Seed 2.1 Pro.

The two models share 6 published benchmarks. DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 leads on 5 of them, Seed 2.1 Pro on 1. The widest gaps are on DeepSWE, where DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 scores 54.4% against 32.7%; Toolathlon, where DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 scores 70.0% against 50.6%. Averaged across everything we track, DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 sits at 57.5% and Seed 2.1 Pro at 63.7%.

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 is available through an API at $0.14 per million input tokens with a 1M-token context window. We do not track a hosted API for Seed 2.1 Pro, so pricing and context cannot be compared directly.

CharacteristicDeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731Seed 2.1 Pro
CompanyDeepSeekByteDance
Release DateJuly 31, 2026June 24, 2026
Parameters304B
MultimodalNoYes
Context (input)1.0M
Context (output)393K
Input Price / 1M$0.14
Output Price / 1M$0.28
Average Score57.5%63.7%
Benchmarks
DeepSWE54.4%32.7%
Toolathlon70.0%50.6%
Agents' Last Exam25.2%41.4%
Terminal-Bench 2.183.0%71.0%
NL2Repo54.2%47.0%
CyberGym77.0%70.2%

Visual Benchmark Comparison

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731
Seed 2.1 Pro
DeepSWE0.5 vs 0.3
0.5
0.3
Toolathlon0.7 vs 0.5
0.7
0.5
Agents' Last Exam0.3 vs 0.4
0.3
0.4
Terminal-Bench 2.10.8 vs 0.7
0.8
0.7
NL2Repo0.5 vs 0.5
0.5
0.5
CyberGym0.8 vs 0.7
0.8
0.7

Verdict

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 leads in 1 out of 2 comparison categories.

Overall Performance

Both models show comparable average scores: DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 — 0.6, Seed 2.1 Pro — 0.6.

Recency

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 is newer: released 7/31/2026 vs 6/24/2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better for coding — DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 or Seed 2.1 Pro?
Direct comparison on the SWE-Bench benchmark is not available. We recommend reviewing other metrics on the comparison page.
Which model is cheaper — DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 or Seed 2.1 Pro?
API pricing data is available on the individual model pages.
Which has a larger context window — DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 or Seed 2.1 Pro?
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The DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 and Seed 2.1 Pro comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 or Seed 2.1 Pro page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.