Is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 state of the art?Yes.Yes on Coding (best per dollar). Not the overall leader.
As of Nov 3, 2026, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is state of the art on best per dollar in Coding (since Oct 20, 2026; sources Code Migration; methodology v1.0). DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 shares the Coding best-per-dollar frontier with Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5.5, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, GLM 5.3 Flash since Oct 20, 2026. Co-SOTA shares rank 1.
The ruling, in plain English
Ranked #60 in General LLM.
Evidence
| Source | Score | Date | Type | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017 · max · Source: Vals AI | 61.257 59.2–63.3 | 2026-11-03 | INDEP. | snap_vals_26935ffc7b43 |
| GPQA Diamond deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017_max · max | 0.9318181818181818 0.9–1.0 | 2026-10-17 | INDEP. | snap_5c4b61e69cf9 |
| Code Migration deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017 · max · Source: Vals AI | 67.524 62.1–72.9 | 2026-11-03 | INDEP. | snap_vals_fb2bdcc1d346 |
| SimpleQA Verified deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017_max · max | 0.425 0.4–0.5 | 2026-10-17 | INDEP. | snap_5c4b61e69cf9 |
| ARC-AGI deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017_high · high | 0.9450000000000001 | 2026-10-17 | INDEP. | snap_2eda3fa96d37 |
| Legal Research Bench deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017 · max · Source: Vals AI | 45.192 38.4–52.0 | 2026-11-03 | INDEP. | snap_vals_cb2ac5c62156 |
Rows marked Vals AI come from Vals AI's proprietary benchmarks, republished with permission. Each receipt links to the benchmark on Vals.
Where it sits in the succession
Crown intervals for this model are still empty.
Where it is not the crown
| Category | This model | Why |
|---|---|---|
| General LLM | #60 in this category | Ranked #60 in General LLM. |
| Reasoning | Not enough data | #17 on GPQA Diamond; missing Humanity's Last Exam and LMArena Text (style-controlled, hard prompts) |
| Science | #17 in this category | Last listed at #17 in Science on 2026-10-17. That board does not award a crown. |
| Coding | #8 in this category | Ranked #8 in Coding. |
| Factuality | Not enough data | #43 on SimpleQA Verified; missing LMArena Text factuality |
| Abstraction (ARC) | #8 in this category | Ranked #8 in Abstraction (ARC). That board does not award a crown. |
| Legal | #12 in this category | Ranked #12 in Legal. That board does not award a crown. |
Related pages
- General LLM
- Reasoning
- Science
- Coding
- Factuality
- Abstraction (ARC)
- Legal
- Compare with the current leader in General LLM: Claude Opus 5.5
- Compare with the current leader in General LLM: Gemini 4 Argon
- Compare with the current leader in General LLM: Muse Wonder
- Compare with the current leader in Coding: Claude Opus 5.5
- Compare with the current leader in Coding: Claude Sonnet 5.5
- Vals Index
- Code Migration
- Legal Research Bench
- GPQA Diamond
- SimpleQA Verified
- ARC-AGI
Is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 SOTA?
As of Nov 3, 2026, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is state of the art on best per dollar in Coding (since Oct 20, 2026; sources Code Migration; methodology v1.0).
What is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 best at?
As of Nov 3, 2026, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is ranked #8 in Coding (since Nov 3, 2026; sources Code Migration).
How does DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 rank in Coding?
Best current rank: #8 in Coding, as of Nov 3, 2026.
When was DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 last SOTA?
As of Nov 3, 2026, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 last held General LLM from Oct 22, 2026 until Oct 22, 2026.