Head-to-head comparison across 1benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
DeepSeek V4 Pro Base
43
GPT-4.1 nano
27
Pick DeepSeek V4 Pro Base if you want the stronger benchmark profile. GPT-4.1 nano only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.
Knowledge
+13.1 difference
DeepSeek V4 Pro Base
GPT-4.1 nano
$null / $null
$0.1 / $0.4
N/A
181 t/s
N/A
0.63s
1M
1M
Pick DeepSeek V4 Pro Base if you want the stronger benchmark profile. GPT-4.1 nano only becomes the better choice if its workflow or ecosystem matters more than the raw scoreboard.
DeepSeek V4 Pro Base is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 43 to 27. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
DeepSeek V4 Pro Base's sharpest advantage is in knowledge, where it averages 63.4 against 50.3.
DeepSeek V4 Pro Base is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 43 to 27.
DeepSeek V4 Pro Base has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 63.4 versus 50.3. Inside this category, MMLU is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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