AI model comparison

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL

Side by side comparison of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL on pricing, benchmark scores, context window, and more.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is the October 17, 2026 snapshot of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, served by DeepSeek under the `deepseek-flash` API model name.

Input / 1M
$0.15
Output / 1M
$0.60
Context
1.05M

NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is an open multimodal mixture-of-experts model from NVIDIA, with 12B active parameters out of 120B total.

Input / 1M
$0.15
Output / 1M
$0.50
Context
1.05M

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At a glance

Quick verdict

How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.

Lower price

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Nemotron 3.5 Super VL

1.1x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

Not available

Not enough benchmark data

Larger context window

Tie

1.05M vs 1.05M tokens

Newer release

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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Released October 17, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Not available
nvidia logoNemotron 3.5 Super VL13.6

Coding index

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Not available
nvidia logoNemotron 3.5 Super VLNot available

Agentic index

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Not available
nvidia logoNemotron 3.5 Super VLNot available

Pricing

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricdeepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017nvidia logoNemotron 3.5 Super VL
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.15$0.15
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$0.60$0.50
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.00$0.02
Cache writePer 1M tokensNot availableNot available

What it costs in practice

Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.

Chat message

2K in, 500 out

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017$0.60
nvidia logoNemotron 3.5 Super VL$0.55

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017$6.90$2.49 cached
nvidia logoNemotron 3.5 Super VL$6.50$2.60 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

deepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017$23.70$1.65 cached
nvidia logoNemotron 3.5 Super VL$23.50$4 cached

Specs

Context window and capabilities

How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.

Metricdeepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017nvidia logoNemotron 3.5 Super VL
Context window1.05M tokens1.05M tokens
Max output393K tokens236K tokens
Input typesImage, TextImage, Text, Video
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsMax, High, Low, NoneNot available
Default reasoning effortHighNot available
Release dateOctober 17, 2026October 15, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricdeepseek logoDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017nvidia logoNemotron 3.5 Super VL
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedSupported
Deterministic seedSupportedSupported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 1.1x cheaper for a typical chat. The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL cheaper?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Nemotron 3.5 Super VL costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.50 per 1M output tokens, while DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 1.05M for Nemotron 3.5 Super VL.

Can I use DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.