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GROUNDED IN REAL HUMAN CONVERSATIONSYOUR BENCH
HEAD TO HEAD
DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Step 3 vs Step 2
Community vibe score against API price per 1M tokens. Up and left wins: loved and cheap.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
DeepSeek V4 Flash
LOVE
People feel it is worth the money
COMPLAINT
Outages, errors, or limits get in the way
Step 3
LOVE
Popular for coding help
COMPLAINT
People find it expensive
Step 2
LOVE
Popular for coding help
COMPLAINT
Sometimes makes things up
VALUE FOR MONEY
NOT ON THE CHART (NO PUBLIC API PRICE):Step 3Step 2STILL IN THE TABLE BELOW. THE CHART ONLY PLOTS MODELS WITH A KNOWN PRICE PER 1M TOKENS.
| Metric | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| VIBE SCORE | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 |
| VOICES | 6,414 | 1,189 | 3,778 |
| RANK | #11 | #26 | #8 |
| CATEGORY | Text | Text | Text |
| OPEN/CLOSED | OPEN WEIGHTS | OPEN WEIGHTS | CLOSED |
| PRICE IN (per 1M) | $0.065 / 1M | N/A | N/A |
| PRICE OUT (per 1M) | $0.18 / 1M | N/A | N/A |
| THE CROWD LOVES | People feel it is worth the money | Popular for coding help | Popular for coding help |
| THE CROWD GRUMBLES | Outages, errors, or limits get in the way | People find it expensive | Sometimes makes things up |
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