Model comparison

DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Soofi S 30B-A3B

Data verified July 15, 2026

Head-to-head evidence from 3 shared benchmark results across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

DeepSeek V4 Flash

DeepSeek

56/100

Margin

11.0pts

← winning

Soofi S 30B-A3B

Soofi Project

45/100

0 category wins1 category wins

Evidence parity. DeepSeek V4 Flash and Soofi S 30B-A3B share 3 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 20 results are unique to DeepSeek V4 Flash; 5 to Soofi S 30B-A3B.

Updated July 15, 2026

Shared results: 3
DeepSeek V4 Flash only: 20
Soofi S 30B-A3B only: 5
Comparable categories: 1 / 8

Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Soofi S 30B-A3B only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority or you want the cheaper token bill.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 3 shared benchmark results across 1 evidence category; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

DeepSeek V4 Flash is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 56 to 45. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

DeepSeek V4 Flash is also the more expensive model on tokens at $0.14 input / $0.28 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Soofi S 30B-A3B. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for DeepSeek V4 Flash and Soofi S 30B-A3B
Category	DeepSeek V4 Flash	Δ	Soofi S 30B-A3B
Knowledge	DeepSeek V4 Flash39.2	Margin→ 10.7	Soofi S 30B-A3B49.9
Agentic	DeepSeek V4 Flash49.1	MarginNo overlap	Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured
Coding	DeepSeek V4 Flash58.3	MarginNo overlap	Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured
Math	DeepSeek V4 Flash40.8	MarginNo overlap	Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

A · DeepSeek V4 FlashB · Soofi S 30B-A3B

MMLU-Pro
Knowledge
Source ↗
A 83%B 51.4%
Winner: DeepSeek V4 FlashΔ 31.6
MMLU-Pro: DeepSeek V4 Flash scored 83%; Soofi S 30B-A3B scored 51.4%. DeepSeek V4 Flash wins this benchmark.
GPQA
Knowledge
Source ↗
A 71.2%B 43.4%
Winner: DeepSeek V4 FlashΔ 27.8
GPQA: DeepSeek V4 Flash scored 71.2%; Soofi S 30B-A3B scored 43.4%. DeepSeek V4 Flash wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

Metric	DeepSeek V4 Flash	Soofi S 30B-A3B	Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens	DeepSeek V4 Flash$0.14 input / $0.28 output	Soofi S 30B-A3B$0 input / $0 output	Soofi S 30B-A3B has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per second	DeepSeek V4 FlashNot available	Soofi S 30B-A3BNot available	A complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first token	DeepSeek V4 FlashNot available	Soofi S 30B-A3BNot available	A complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokens	DeepSeek V4 Flash1M	Soofi S 30B-A3B1M	Listed context windows are equal.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic

5 benchmarks

Benchmark	DeepSeek V4 Flash	Soofi S 30B-A3B	Result
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source	49.1%	—	Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource	64%	—	Not comparable
ToolathlonSource	40.7%	—	Not comparable
Claw-EvalSource	57.8%	—	Not comparable
Gert LabsSource	54.35%	—	Not comparable

Coding

6 benchmarks

Benchmark	DeepSeek V4 Flash	Soofi S 30B-A3B	Result
LiveCodeBench Pass@1-COTSource	55.2%	—	Not comparable
SWE-bench VerifiedSource	73.7%	—	Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource	49.1%	—	Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource	69.7%	—	Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source	49.1%	—	Not comparable
HumanEvalSource	—	73.8%	Not comparable

Reasoning

4 benchmarks

Benchmark	DeepSeek V4 Flash	Soofi S 30B-A3B	Result
MRCR 1MSource	37.5%	—	Not comparable
CorpusQA 1MSource	15.5%	—	Not comparable
BBHSource	—	78.8%	Not comparable
DROPSource	—	66.5%	Not comparable

KnowledgeSoofi S 30B-A3B wins

7 benchmarks

Benchmark	DeepSeek V4 Flash	Soofi S 30B-A3B	Result
MMLU-ProSource	83%	51.4%	DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
SimpleQASource	23.1%	—	Not comparable
Chinese-SimpleQASource	71.5%	—	Not comparable
GPQASource	71.2%	43.4%	DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
GPQA-DSource	71.2%	43.4%	DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
HLESource	8.1%	—	Not comparable
AGIEvalSource	—	66.9%	Not comparable

Math

5 benchmarks

Benchmark	DeepSeek V4 Flash	Soofi S 30B-A3B	Result
HMMT Feb 2026Source	40.8%	—	Not comparable
IMOAnswerBenchSource	41.9%	—	Not comparable
ApexSource	1.0%	—	Not comparable
Apex ShortlistSource	9.3%	—	Not comparable
GSM8KSource	—	86.1%	Not comparable

Multimodal

1 benchmarks

Benchmark	DeepSeek V4 Flash	Soofi S 30B-A3B	Result
Design Arena WebsiteSource	1242	—	Not comparable

Frequently Asked Questions (2)

Which is better, DeepSeek V4 Flash or Soofi S 30B-A3B?

DeepSeek V4 Flash is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 56 to 45. The biggest single separator in this matchup is MMLU-Pro, where the scores are 83% and 51.4%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, DeepSeek V4 Flash or Soofi S 30B-A3B?

Soofi S 30B-A3B has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 49.9 versus 39.2. Inside this category, MMLU-Pro is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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