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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Inkling Small

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 comes out ahead, 76 to 70 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    DeepSeek

    DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

    Released Jul 31, 2026

    76/100
    • ECI154.5
    • Price$0.14 / $0.28
    • Context1M
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  2. Thinking Machines

    Inkling Small

    Released Jul 30, 2026

    70/100
    • ECI150.2
    • Price$0.50 / $1.20
    • Context1.05M
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01 — Verdict

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is our pick

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is the better all-round choice, scoring 76/100 against Inkling Small (70). It leads on capability and price. Inkling Small wins on inputs & features. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

  • CapabilityDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731Capabilities Index (ECI): DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 154.5 · Inkling Small 150.2
  • Lowest priceDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 $0.175 · Inkling Small $0.675 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextInkling SmallInkling Small 1,048,576 · DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 1,000,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsInkling SmallDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: Text · Inkling Small: Text, Images, Audio
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731Inkling Small
CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI)50%8478
Price25%8658
Inputs & features15%4570
Context window10%6061
Overall100%76/10070/100
02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Inkling Small specifications side by side
SpecificationDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731DeepSeekInkling SmallThinking Machines
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)154.5 (best)150.2
ECI rank#32 of 148 (best)#47 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions91.0% (best)88.5%
FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics57.5% (best)46.3%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics94.4% (best)90.0%
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions33.6% (best)19.1%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.14 (best)$0.50
Output$0.28 (best)$1.20
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.175 (best)$0.675
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 48 providersMedian of 11 providers
Limits
Context window1,000,000 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)
Max output384,000 tokens1,048,576 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoYes
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsOpenMITOpenApache-2.0
API model ID——
API providers49 (best)11
ReleasedJul 31, 2026Jul 30, 2026
Knowledge cutoffMay 2025—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731$1.96
  • Inkling Small$7.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or Inkling Small?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is the better all-round choice, scoring 76/100 against Inkling Small (70). It leads on capability and price. Inkling Small wins on inputs & features. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or Inkling Small?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is cheaper at $0.14 input / $0.28 output per million tokens (median across 48 API providers). Inkling Small costs $0.50 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (median across 11 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.175 per million tokens for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 versus $0.675 for Inkling Small (3.9× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 154.5 (#32 of 148) and Inkling Small 150.2 (#47 of 148). The confidence ranges of the top two overlap (152.0–156.6 vs 147.5–152.1), so treat the gap as small. On individual benchmarks: GPQA Diamond — DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 91.0%, Inkling Small 88.5%; FrontierMath Tiers 1–3 — DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 57.5%, Inkling Small 46.3%; OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025 — DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 94.4%, Inkling Small 90.0%; SimpleQA Verified — DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 33.6%, Inkling Small 19.1%.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Inkling Small yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Inkling Small has the largest context window at 1,048,576 tokens, against 1,000,000 for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731. Maximum output per response: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 up to 384,000, Inkling Small up to 1,048,576 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 accepts text; Inkling Small accepts text, images and audio. Inkling Small handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (MIT and Apache-2.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is the newest, released Jul 31, 2026. Inkling Small came out Jul 30, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 May 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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