DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Inkling 2 Small

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Inkling 2 Small match in llmrun Score, with values of 134.5 versus 134.7; neither fits 24 GB.

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Model A · DeepSeek

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

134.5llmrun Score

763.2B · 16B active · 1M context · MIT · Oct 2026

VisionFunctions

Model B · Thinking Machines

Inkling 2 Small

134.7llmrun Score

594B · 17B active · 1M context · Apache 2.0 · Nov 2026

VisionChat

Which should you choose?

Choose DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 if you want…

Also does function-calling
Inkling 2 Small doesn't list it

Choose Inkling 2 Small if you want…

Lighter on memory
357.0 vs 458.3 GB at Q4_K_M
Also does chat
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 doesn't list it

On your hardware

Each model at its default quant (Q4_K_M), a smaller one when it must. Estimates, ±20%.

MemoryDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Inkling 2 Small

8 GB

RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 210.4 GB

Inkling 2 Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 166.1 GB

12 GB

RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 210.4 GB

Inkling 2 Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 166.1 GB

16 GB

RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 210.4 GB

Inkling 2 Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 166.1 GB

24 GBreference

RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 210.4 GB

Inkling 2 Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 166.1 GB

32 GB

RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 210.4 GB

Inkling 2 Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 166.1 GB

48 GB

RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 210.4 GB

Inkling 2 Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 166.1 GB

Mac 32 GB

Mac Mini M4 · Macs

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 210.4 GB

Inkling 2 Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 166.1 GB

Mac 64 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 210.4 GB

Inkling 2 Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 166.1 GB

Mac 128 GB

Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 210.4 GB

Inkling 2 Small

Doesn't fit

smallest quant needs 166.1 GB

Reference GPU: RTX 4090. Tinted cell = the better pick on that machine (fits, more headroom, or at least 10% faster).

llmrun Score

with its 90% range · bars share one scale

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Inkling 2 Small

Overall

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

134.5132–137

Inkling 2 Small

134.7130–139

Coding

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

135.1127–143

Inkling 2 Small

no data

Agents

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

136.6131–142

Inkling 2 Small

no data

Math

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

132.0129–135

Inkling 2 Small

no data

Science

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

134.3123–146

Inkling 2 Small

no data

Reasoning

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

137.2133–142

Inkling 2 Small

136.1131–142

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 · #3 of 107 open models · #2 of 103 that fit ≤512 GB

Inkling 2 Small · #2 of 107 open models · #1 of 103 that fit ≤512 GB

Benchmarks

4 shared boards: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads 2, Inkling 2 Small leads 2 · Benchmarks imported Nov 2026

BoardDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Inkling 2 Small

ARC-AGI-2

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

78.1%#2/23 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Oct 2026

Inkling 2 Small

81.7%#1/23 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Nov 2026

SciCode

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

55.9%#7/74 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Oct 2026

Inkling 2 Small

52.3%#10/74 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Nov 2026

ARC-AGI

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

94.5%#3/23 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Oct 2026

Inkling 2 Small

96.5%#1/23 open

IndependentEpoch AI · Nov 2026

APEX-Agents

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

69.8%#1/22 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Oct 2026

Inkling 2 Small

46.8%#11/22 open

Lab-reportedEpoch AI · Nov 2026

20 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)

LMArena WebDev

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

1663.7#2/58 open

ArenaLMArena · Nov 2026

Inkling 2 Small

1647.1#4/58 open

ArenaLMArena · Nov 2026

Only DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (18)

Only Inkling 2 Small (1)

LMArena Text1411.8

VRAM by quantization

Memory to load the model and 2K context; below it, the total at 32K and 128K context. Lighter side in bold.

QuantDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017Inkling 2 Small

Q2_K

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

325 GB264.5 GB file

32K 325 GB · 128K 326 GB

Inkling 2 Small

253 GB~252.4 GB file

32K 258 GB · 128K 272 GB

Q3_K_M

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

372 GB347.3 GB file

32K 373 GB · 128K 374 GB

Inkling 2 Small

290 GB~289.6 GB file

32K 295 GB · 128K 309 GB

Q4_K_M

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

458 GB444.7 GB file

32K 459 GB · 128K 460 GB

Inkling 2 Small

357 GB~356.4 GB file

32K 362 GB · 128K 376 GB

Q5_K_M

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

544 GB~543.8 GB file

32K 545 GB · 128K 546 GB

Inkling 2 Small

424 GB~423.2 GB file

32K 428 GB · 128K 443 GB

Q6_K

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

630 GB~629.6 GB file

32K 630 GB · 128K 632 GB

Inkling 2 Small

491 GB~490.1 GB file

32K 495 GB · 128K 510 GB

Q8_0

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

764 GB~763.2 GB file

32K 764 GB · 128K 765 GB

Inkling 2 Small

595 GB~594.0 GB file

32K 599 GB · 128K 614 GB

6 more quants

IQ2_XXS

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

210 GB300.5 GB file

32K 211 GB · 128K 212 GB

Inkling 2 Small

164 GB190.6 GB file

32K 168 GB · 128K 183 GB

IQ2_XS

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

229 GB~229.0 GB file

32K 230 GB · 128K 231 GB

Inkling 2 Small

not listed

IQ3_XXS

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

296 GB394.7 GB file

32K 296 GB · 128K 298 GB

Inkling 2 Small

231 GB226.0 GB file

32K 235 GB · 128K 250 GB

Q2_K_S

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

306 GB298.0 GB file

32K 306 GB · 128K 307 GB

Inkling 2 Small

not listed

IQ3_S

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

325 GB423.6 GB file

32K 325 GB · 128K 326 GB

Inkling 2 Small

not listed

BF16

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

1527 GB~1526.4 GB file

32K 1527 GB · 128K 1528 GB

Inkling 2 Small

1189 GB~1188.0 GB file

32K 1193 GB · 128K 1208 GB

How to run each

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Ollama · Q4_K_M

$ollama run hf.co/mrfakename/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017-GGUF:Q4_K_M

All ways to run DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 →

Inkling 2 Small

Ollama · Q4_K_M

$ollama run hf.co/unsloth/Inkling-2-Small-GGUF

All ways to run Inkling 2 Small →

Specifications

Specifications of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Inkling 2 Small
Spec	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017	Inkling 2 Small
Publisher	DeepSeek	Thinking Machines
Parameters	763.2B	594B
Active parameters	16B per token	17B per token
Architecture	DeepseekV41ForCausalLM	Inkling2ForConditionalGeneration
Context	1M tokens	1M tokens
Modalities	Vision, Function-calling	Vision, Chat
License	MIT	Apache 2.0
Released	Oct 2026	Nov 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Inkling 2 Small?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Inkling 2 Small match in llmrun Score, with values of 134.5 versus 134.7; neither fits 24 GB. Choose DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 for also does function-calling; choose Inkling 2 Small for lighter on memory and also does chat.

Which needs less VRAM, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Inkling 2 Small?

At Q4_K_M, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 requires 458.3 GB while Inkling 2 Small needs 357.0 GB, making Inkling 2 Small the easier model to run on your local setup.

Can I run DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Inkling 2 Small on a 16 GB GPU?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 does not fit (smallest quant needs 210.4 GB); Inkling 2 Small does not fit (smallest quant needs 166.1 GB).

Which has a longer context window, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Inkling 2 Small?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 supports 1,048,576 tokens and Inkling 2 Small supports 1,048,576 tokens.