Is DeepSeek V4 Flash SOTA? No

Q: Is DeepSeek V4 Flash state of the art?

No. Best recorded rank is #9 in Coding › Web dev. As of Oct 14, 2026, DeepSeek V4 Flash from DeepSeek. Best recorded rank is #9 in Coding › Web dev. Last listed at #9 in Coding › Web dev on 2026-08-19.

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Is DeepSeek V4 Flash state of the art?

No.Best recorded rank is #9 in Coding › Web dev.

As of Oct 14, 2026, DeepSeek V4 Flash from DeepSeek. Best recorded rank is #9 in Coding › Web dev. Last listed at #9 in Coding › Web dev on 2026-08-19.

Computed automaticallyas of Oct 14, 2026methodology v1.0confidence: low

Coding › Web devNot SOTA · #9#9 · 0d

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Last listed at #9 in Coding › Web dev on 2026-08-19.

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Source	Score	Date	Type	Receipt
LMArena WebDev deepseek-v4-flash-high · high	1578.2188794517642 1567.0–1589.4	2026-08-19	INDEP.	snap_d2f3c94c88f6

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Category	This model	Why
Coding › Web dev	Not SOTA · #9	Last listed at #9 in Coding › Web dev on 2026-08-19.