DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max vs DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max and DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 both come from DeepSeek, DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max was released in April 2026, and DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 followed 4 months later in August 2026. DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 is the larger model at roughly 1.6 trillion parameters, against 284 billion for DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max.
The two models share 2 published benchmarks. DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 leads on 2 of them. The widest gaps are on Toolathlon, where DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 scores 74.0% against 47.8%; Humanity's Last Exam, where DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 scores 60.0% against 45.1%. Averaged across everything we track, DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max sits at 72.8% and DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 at 60.6%.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max is the cheaper API at $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens, roughly 9 times cheaper than DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 at $1.32 and $3.96. Both accept a context window of about 1M tokens.
| Characteristic | DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max | DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 |
|---|---|---|
| Company | DeepSeek | DeepSeek |
| Release Date | April 23, 2026 | August 13, 2026 |
| Parameters | 284B | 1.6T |
| Multimodal | No | No |
| Context (input) | 1.0M | 1.0M |
| Context (output) | 393K | 393K |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.14 | $1.32 |
| Output Price / 1M | $0.28 | $3.96 |
| Average Score | 72.8% | 60.6% |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Toolathlon | 47.8% | 74.0% |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 45.1% | 60.0% |
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Verdict
Both models show equal results — the choice depends on your specific use case.
Both models show comparable average scores: DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max — 0.7, DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 — 0.6.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max is 12.6x cheaper: input $0.14/1M vs $1.32/1M tokens.
Same context size: 1M tokens.
DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 is newer: released 8/13/2026 vs 4/23/2026.
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The DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Max and DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 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-Max or DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.