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GPT-5.6 Terra vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

On the index (GPT-4 = 100), GPT-5.6 Terra scores 178 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 176. Side by side on the same third-party tests, with price and context. The link in your address bar shares this exact comparison.

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GPT-5.6 Terra
178162–195
WeightsClosed
ReleasedJul 2026
Price in / out$2.0 / $12
Context1.05M
Core tests taken6 of 9
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
176160–192
WeightsOpen
ReleasedOct 2026
Price in / out$0.30 / $1.2
Context1.05M
Core tests taken5 of 9

GPT-5.6 Terra and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 are too close to call (2 points apart, within the uncertainty), ahead on 3 of 5 shared core tests, at 8.6× the price.

Test by testthird-party results

GPT-5.6 TerraDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
0%25%50%75%100%REASONING & KNOWLEDGEGPQA Diamond (Epoch AI)GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI)SimpleQA VerifiedSimpleQA VerifiedMATHSFrontierMath (tiers 1-3)FrontierMath (tiers 1-3)AIME-style maths (OTIS mock)AIME-style maths (OTIS mock)Chess puzzlesChess puzzlesFrontierMath (tier 4)FrontierMath (tier 4)CODINGTerminal-Bench 4.0Terminal-Bench 4.0Code MigrationCode MigrationVibe Code Bench v1.1Vibe Code Bench v1.1AGENTSMystery game puzzlesMystery game puzzlesPROFESSIONAL WORKFinance Agent (v2)Finance Agent (v2)EMBEMBLegal Research BenchLegal Research BenchTax Agent BenchTax Agent BenchNOVEL PROBLEMSARC-AGI-2ARC-AGI-2ARC-AGI-1ARC-AGI-1
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TestGPT-5.6 TerraDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Reasoning & knowledge
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI)93.3%93.2%
SimpleQA Verified43.2%42.5%
Maths
FrontierMath (tiers 1-3)86.0%71.2%
AIME-style maths (OTIS mock)99.7%99.4%
Chess puzzles47.0%46.0%
FrontierMath (tier 4)70.7%46.3%
Coding
Terminal-Bench 4.022.7%31.8%
Code Migration47.8%44.2%
Vibe Code Bench v1.174.6%87.7%
Agents
Mystery game puzzles35.0%49.0%
Professional work
Finance Agent (v2)54.4%57.0%
EMB66.2%61.8%
Legal Research Bench41.3%45.2%
Tax Agent Bench30.0%44.4%
Novel problems
ARC-AGI-283.9%78.1%
ARC-AGI-196.5%94.5%

Tests at least two of these models have taken. Bold rows are the core tests.

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