DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads llmrun Score 133.2 to 129.4 (ranges overlap); neither fits 24 GB.
Model A · DeepSeek
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash763.2B · 16B active · 1M context · MIT · Sep 2026
Model B · DeepSeek
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017763.2B · 16B active · 1M context · MIT · Oct 2026
Choose DeepSeek V4.1 Flash if you want…
Also does function-calling
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 doesn't list it
Choose DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 if you want…
Higher llmrun Score
133.2 vs 129.4, ranges overlap
Ahead on the benchmarks
8 of 10 shared boards
On your hardware
Each model at its default quant (Q4_K_M), a smaller one when it must. Estimates, ±20%.
8 GB
RTX 4060 · 8 GB tier
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
12 GB
RTX 3060 12GB · 12 GB tier
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
16 GB
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB · 16 GB tier
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
24 GBreference
RTX 4090 · 24 GB tier
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
32 GB
RTX 5090 · 32 GB tier
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
48 GB
RTX A6000 · 48 GB tier
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
Mac 32 GB
Mac Mini M4 · Macs
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
Mac 64 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
Mac 128 GB
Mac Studio M4 Max · Macs
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Doesn't fit
smallest quant needs 210.4 GB
Reference GPU: RTX 4090. Tinted cell = the better pick on that machine (fits, more headroom, or at least 10% faster).
Overall
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Coding
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
no data
Agents
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
no data
Math
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Science
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
no data
Reasoning
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · #6 of 101 open models · #5 of 98 that fit ≤512 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 · #1 of 101 open models · #1 of 98 that fit ≤512 GB
Benchmarks
10 shared boards: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash leads 2, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads 8 · Benchmarks imported Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
89.8%#12/99 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Sep 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
93.2%#1/99 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
98.3%#3/87 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Sep 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
99.4%#1/87 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
67.4%#5/18 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Sep 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
71.2%#2/18 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
42.9%#5/18 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Sep 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
42.5%#6/18 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
26.8%#6/14 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Sep 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
46.3%#1/14 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
48.0%#1/15 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Sep 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
46.0%#2/15 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
90.2#2/17 open
IndependentLiveBench · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
96.0#1/17 open
IndependentLiveBench · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
40.1#4/17 open
IndependentLiveBench · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
50.9#1/17 open
IndependentLiveBench · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
86.7#3/17 open
IndependentLiveBench · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
89.1#2/17 open
IndependentLiveBench · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
43.0%#2/19 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Sep 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
49.0%#1/19 open
IndependentEpoch AI · Oct 2026
23 more boards (other shared and single-model boards)
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
1618.6#8/55 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
1665.0#1/55 open
ArenaLMArena · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
84.0#3/17 open
IndependentLiveBench · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
76.0#5/17 open
IndependentLiveBench · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
79.3#3/17 open
IndependentLiveBench · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
79.5#1/17 open
IndependentLiveBench · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
79.2#2/17 open
IndependentLiveBench · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
83.4#1/17 open
IndependentLiveBench · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
86.8#1/17 open
IndependentLiveBench · Oct 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
79.5#3/17 open
IndependentLiveBench · Oct 2026
Only DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (18)
- LMArena Text1476.0
- LiveBench Coding80.0
- LiveBench Reasoning86.7
- LiveBench Math93.3
- ARC-AGI-272.9%
- SciCode51.8%
- ARC-AGI94.5%
- FrontierCode43.9%
- APEX-Agents39.5%
- CritPt14.3%
- DTBench89.9%
- Furniture Assembly34.2%
- LMCA47.0%
- GDP.pdf19.8%
- ALE-Bench1092.3
- Surface Evolver Bench46.3%
- WeirdML v35.9%
- ProofBench54.0%
VRAM by quantization
Memory to load the model and 2K context; below it, the total at 32K and 128K context. Lighter side in bold.
Q2_K
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
325 GB264.5 GB file
32K 325 GB · 128K 326 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
325 GB264.5 GB file
32K 325 GB · 128K 326 GB
Q3_K_M
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
372 GB347.3 GB file
32K 373 GB · 128K 374 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
372 GB347.3 GB file
32K 373 GB · 128K 374 GB
Q4_K_M
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
458 GB444.7 GB file
32K 459 GB · 128K 460 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
458 GB444.7 GB file
32K 459 GB · 128K 460 GB
Q5_K_M
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
544 GB~543.8 GB file
32K 545 GB · 128K 546 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
544 GB~543.8 GB file
32K 545 GB · 128K 546 GB
Q6_K
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
630 GB~629.6 GB file
32K 630 GB · 128K 632 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
630 GB~629.6 GB file
32K 630 GB · 128K 632 GB
Q8_0
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
764 GB508.0 GB file
32K 764 GB · 128K 765 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
764 GB~763.2 GB file
32K 764 GB · 128K 765 GB
6 more quants
IQ2_XXS
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
210 GB~209.9 GB file
32K 211 GB · 128K 212 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
210 GB300.5 GB file
32K 211 GB · 128K 212 GB
IQ2_XS
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
not listed
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
229 GB~229.0 GB file
32K 230 GB · 128K 231 GB
IQ3_XXS
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
not listed
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
296 GB394.7 GB file
32K 296 GB · 128K 298 GB
IQ3_XS
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
315 GB434.0 GB file
32K 316 GB · 128K 317 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
not listed
IQ3_S
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
not listed
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
325 GB423.6 GB file
32K 325 GB · 128K 326 GB
BF16
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
1527 GB~1526.4 GB file
32K 1527 GB · 128K 1528 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
1527 GB~1526.4 GB file
32K 1527 GB · 128K 1528 GB
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/vcruz305/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-GGUF:Q4_K_MDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Ollama · Q4_K_M
ollama run hf.co/mrfakename/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017-GGUF:Q4_K_M| Spec | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | DeepSeek | DeepSeek |
| Parameters | 763.2B | 763.2B |
| Active parameters | 16B per token | 16B per token |
| Architecture | DeepseekV41ForCausalLM | DeepseekV41ForCausalLM |
| Context | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Modalities | Vision, Function-calling | Vision |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Released | Sep 2026 | Oct 2026 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which is better, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads llmrun Score 133.2 to 129.4 (ranges overlap); neither fits 24 GB. Choose DeepSeek V4.1 Flash for also does function-calling; choose DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 for higher llmrun Score and ahead on the benchmarks.
Which needs less VRAM, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?
At Q4_K_M, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash requires 458.3 GB while DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 needs 458.3 GB, making DeepSeek V4.1 Flash the easier model to run on your local setup.
Can I run DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 on a 16 GB GPU?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash does not fit (smallest quant needs 210.4 GB); DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 does not fit (smallest quant needs 210.4 GB).
Which has a longer context window, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash supports 1,048,576 tokens and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 supports 1,048,576 tokens.