DeepSeek V4 Flash scores 50 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, matching Gemini 3.6 Flash and up 10 points from the preview launch in April (Artificial Analysis)
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- DeepSeek V4 Flash scored 50 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, matching the score posted by Gemini 3.6 Flash
- The mark is up 10 points from DeepSeek's preview launch in April
- The 0731 release trails GPT-5.6 Luna by a single Intelligence Index point; Luna holds the index maximum of 51
- Artificial Analysis surfaces the benchmark performance alongside an OpenAI 80% price cut (the comparison sentence is truncated in the source excerpt)
- Cross-coverage from Bloomberg via TechMeme frames the same release as a public beta API with enhanced agent capabilities and scores "far surpassing" the V4 Pro Preview
Why it matters: DeepSeek's V4 Flash now sits within a single Intelligence Index point of the top-scoring GPT-5.6 Luna and ties Gemini 3.6 Flash, putting a China-built open-weights model in striking range of frontier flagships on Artificial Analysis's index. Pairing that benchmark gap with OpenAI's 80% price cut shows the Flash tier is now a benchmark-and-price fight, not just a features race.
