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GPT-5.1-Codex vs DeepSeek V4 Flash

Live matchup data for GPT-5.1-Codex and DeepSeek V4 Flash: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.

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share of openrouter tokens

awaiting first snapshot

usage compares on other signals below

share of openrouter tokens

10.3%2.4%rank #2

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

usage share — openrouter model rankings

Usage crossover

source: OpenRouter model rankings · daily · 90d · no OpenRouter feed: GPT-5.1-Codex

through Jul 7, 2026

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Spec & pricing

Side-by-side specification and pricing for GPT-5.1-Codex and DeepSeek V4 Flash.
SpecGPT-5.1-CodexDeepSeek V4 Flash
VendorOpenAIDeepSeek
Homepageopenrouter.aiopenrouter.ai
Context window400K tokens1M tokens
Input price$1.25/MTok$0.09/MTok
Output price$10.00/MTok$0.18/MTok
Cache read$0.13/MTok$0.018/MTok
Price as ofJul 8, 2026 · openrouterJul 8, 2026 · openrouter

sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries

— = not tracked / not applicable

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Benchmarks

Benchmark results for GPT-5.1-Codex and DeepSeek V4 Flash: best tracked score per benchmark, with result dates and sources.
BenchmarkGPT-5.1-CodexDeepSeek V4 FlashSource
aa-agentic-index
31.1 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash
openrouter.ai
aa-coding-index
56.2 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash
openrouter.ai
aa-intelligence-index
40.3 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash
openrouter.ai

best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks

sources linked per row

community pulse

Reddit sentiment

Reddit mention volume and sentiment for GPT-5.1-Codex and DeepSeek V4 Flash over the trailing 30 days.
SignalGPT-5.1-CodexDeepSeek V4 Flash

sentiment feed pending — Reddit pulse lands with the daily crawl

source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d

awaiting first crawl

faq

Frequently asked

Is GPT-5.1-Codex more used than DeepSeek V4 Flash?
The Token Tape tracks daily OpenRouter usage for this matchup, but GPT-5.1-Codex has no usage feed yet, so no usage comparison is published. Pricing, benchmarks, and sentiment compare on the available signals.
How does GPT-5.1-Codex pricing compare to DeepSeek V4 Flash?
GPT-5.1-Codex runs $1.25 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). DeepSeek V4 Flash runs $0.09 per million input tokens and $0.18 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
How do GPT-5.1-Codex and DeepSeek V4 Flash score on coding benchmarks?
The tape holds 0 tracked results for GPT-5.1-Codex and 3 for DeepSeek V4 Flash, but none on a shared benchmark yet — scores are listed side by side without a common baseline.
Where does this comparison data come from?
OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.

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