Flash model ranking puts DeepSeek V4.1 Flash first

AJ @ItsmeAjayKVOriginally posted 2026.10.28

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We got some new model drops in September - October. I really like how we got more flash models. All open weight (hf) and also available via api. From my experience using them all, this is how i'll rank them. - DeepSeek-v4.1-flash-1017 🥇 - Ling-3.1-flash and it's 1019 variant 🥈 - MiniMax-M3.1-Flash 🥉 I have been saying we need more flash and now we are starting to see how good they are. Next flash model is what that can claim top, GLM-5.5-Flash Or Qwen4-flash would be really good, no doubt in anyone's mind about that.