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Real data comparison

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) vs OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch)

On quality, OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch) leads (56.9 vs 28.6). On price, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) is cheaper ($0.26 vs $20.00 per 1M). In real production usage, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) is used more (rank #2 vs #57 of 404).

  • DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch)
  • OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch)
Quality (Intelligence Index)28.6 / 56.9
Price ($/1M blended)$0.26 / $20.00
Average usage share21.42% / 0.58%
Best provider uptime100.0% / 100.0%
Context window1,048,576 / 1,050,000
Quality per dollar109.0 pts/$ / 2.8 pts/$

Usage share over time

43.58%32.69%21.79%10.90%0.00%Share of usageSep 5Oct 6Nov 6
  • DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch)
  • OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch)

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) vs OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch): which is better quality?

OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch) scores higher on Artificial Analysis's Intelligence Index (56.9 vs 28.6).

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) vs OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch): which is cheaper?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) is cheaper at $0.26/1M vs $20.00/1M.

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) vs OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra (batch): which is used more?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) has higher real OpenRouter usage share (rank #2 vs #57 of 404).

Source: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings), as of November 7, 2026.

Benchmark scores: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings).

Methodology: www.smophy.ai/benchmark/methodology

Token counts originate from each provider's own tokenizer and are not directly comparable across providers.