Model comparison
DBRX vs DeepSeek V4 Flash
DeepSeek V4 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.6 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
Databricks
DeepSeekSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. DBRX scores higher in 0 categories and DeepSeek V4 Flash in 8 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where DeepSeek V4 Flash leads 55.4 to 14.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is GPQA Diamond: 32.9% for DBRX and 91% for DeepSeek V4 Flash.
Side by side
| DBRX | DeepSeek V4 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Databricks | DeepSeek |
| Noometry Index | 29.4 | 53.6 |
| Released | 2024-03-27 | 2026-04-24 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | — | 1M |
| Max output | — | 393K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.60 |
| Results tracked | 21 | 41 |
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Category by category
Coding DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DBRX: 32.9 (#266), DeepSeek V4 Flash: 47.9 (#59)
| Benchmark | DBRX | DeepSeek V4 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1132 | 1457 |
| FrontierCode | — | 18.8% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1582 |
| SciCode | — | 49.9% |
| WeirdML | — | 63% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 1,306 |
| HumanEval+ | 70.1% | — |
| MBPP+ | 55.8% | — |
Reasoning DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DBRX: 21.4 (#222), DeepSeek V4 Flash: 53.7 (#30)
| Benchmark | DBRX | DeepSeek V4 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1113 | 1444 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 61.4% |
| SimpleBench | — | 61.1% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 52.2% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 89.6% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 89% |
| CritPt | — | 16.6% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 33% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 34% |
| DTBench | — | 90.9% |
| LMCA | — | 41.7% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 154.49 |
Math DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DBRX: 24.3 (#269), DeepSeek V4 Flash: 60.3 (#37)
| Benchmark | DBRX | DeepSeek V4 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1145 | 1427 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 57.5% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 24.4% |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 76.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 94.4% |
| ProofBench | — | 56% |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.7% | — |
Knowledge DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DBRX: 14.9 (#294), DeepSeek V4 Flash: 55.4 (#48)
| Benchmark | DBRX | DeepSeek V4 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 32.9% | 91% |
| LMArena Expert | 1076 | 1441 |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 33.6% |
Multilingual DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DBRX: 29.3 (#268), DeepSeek V4 Flash: 53.0 (#72)
| Benchmark | DBRX | DeepSeek V4 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1071 | 1420 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1068 | 1468 |
| LMArena French | 1096 | 1439 |
| LMArena German | 1057 | 1418 |
| LMArena Japanese | 990 | 1406 |
| LMArena Korean | 993 | 1384 |
| LMArena Russian | 1078 | 1428 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1064 | 1436 |
Instruction Following DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DBRX: 57.5 (#270), DeepSeek V4 Flash: 74.9 (#81)
| Benchmark | DBRX | DeepSeek V4 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1112 | 1421 |
Long Context DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DBRX: 33.7 (#258), DeepSeek V4 Flash: 43.8 (#85)
| Benchmark | DBRX | DeepSeek V4 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1112 | 1434 |
Writing & Preference DeepSeek V4 Flash leads
DBRX: 33.6 (#275), DeepSeek V4 Flash: 63.8 (#61)
| Benchmark | DBRX | DeepSeek V4 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1119 | 1432 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1104 | 1403 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1111 | 1449 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1559 |
Frequently asked questions
Is DBRX better than DeepSeek V4 Flash?
DeepSeek V4 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 53.6 to 29.4 on the Noometry Index.
Is DBRX or DeepSeek V4 Flash better for coding?
DeepSeek V4 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 47.9 versus 32.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do DBRX and DeepSeek V4 Flash share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. DBRX has 21 scored results on Noometry and DeepSeek V4 Flash has 41.