AI model comparison

GPT-6.1 Sol vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.

GPT-6.1 Sol is an upgrade to GPT-6 Sol from OpenAI, positioned below the flagship GPT-6 Astra in the GPT-6 series.

Input / 1M
$2
Output / 1M
$10
Context
1.05M

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is a sparse mixture-of-experts model from DeepSeek, with 13B active parameters out of 284B total.

Input / 1M
$0.00
Output / 1M
$1.28
Context
1.05M

At a glance

Quick verdict

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

Lower price

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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

13.9x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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GPT-6.1 Sol

51.8 vs 34.3 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

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GPT-6.1 Sol

1.05M vs 1.05M tokens

Newer release

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GPT-6.1 Sol

Released September 29, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

openai logoGPT-6.1 Sol51.8
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 073134.3

Coding index

openai logoGPT-6.1 SolNot available
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 073169.1

Agentic index

openai logoGPT-6.1 SolNot available
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 073141

Pricing

GPT-6.1 Sol vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metricopenai logoGPT-6.1 Soldeepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$2$0.00
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$10$1.28
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.10$0.00
Cache writePer 1M tokens$2.50Not available
Long-context pricingPer 1M tokens, for very long prompts$4 in / $15 out above 272KSame rate at any length
Web searchPer request$0.01Not 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

openai logoGPT-6.1 Sol$9
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$0.65

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

openai logoGPT-6.1 Sol$100$43 cached
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$5.26$5.26 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

openai logoGPT-6.1 Sol$320$35 cached
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$3.28$3.28 cached

Specs

Context window and capabilities

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

Metricopenai logoGPT-6.1 Soldeepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Context window1.05M tokens1.05M tokens
Max output128K tokens944K tokens
Input typesFile, Image, TextText
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsMax, Extra high, High, Medium, LowMax, High, Low
Default reasoning effortMediumHigh
Release dateSeptember 29, 2026July 31, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metricopenai logoGPT-6.1 Soldeepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureNot supportedSupported
Stop sequencesNot supportedSupported
Deterministic seedSupportedSupported
Verbosity controlSupportedNot supported

Our take

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is 13.9x cheaper for a typical chat. GPT-6.1 Sol scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (51.8 vs 34.3). GPT-6.1 Sol has the larger context window (1.05M vs 1.05M tokens). 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 GPT-6.1 Sol or DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 cheaper?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 costs $0.00 per 1M input tokens and $1.28 per 1M output tokens, while GPT-6.1 Sol costs $2 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, GPT-6.1 Sol or DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?

GPT-6.1 Sol supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 1.05M for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731.

Is GPT-6.1 Sol smarter than DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, GPT-6.1 Sol scores 51.8 and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 scores 34.3, putting GPT-6.1 Sol ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

Can I use GPT-6.1 Sol and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see GPT-6.1 Sol and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to GPT-6.1 Sol and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.