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DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 vs North Micro Vision Instruct

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -5.4.

DeepSeek · Cohere · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -5.4, ranking #15 overall.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017

  • overall performance matters — it scores 51.0 and ranks #15 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning — it leads those capability indexes
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

Choose North Micro Vision Instruct

  • you are already invested in the Cohere ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
DeepSeek
North Micro Vision Instruct
Cohere
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
51.0
#15
-5.4
#379
Reasoning
48.6
#18
-8.0
#379
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.30 / M
— / M
Output price
$1.20 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
North Micro Vision Instruct
Math
31.8#67
-12.7#338
Vision
32.2#26
-5.0#220
Multimodal
35.0#14
-3.3#182
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

11 reported for DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 · 19 for North Micro Vision Instruct

No common benchmarks found

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 and North Micro Vision Instructdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

760.8B diff

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 has 760.8B more parameters than North Micro Vision Instruct, making it 31700.2% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
763.2Bparameters
Cohere
North Micro Vision Instruct
2.4Bparameters
763.2B
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
2.4B
North Micro Vision Instruct

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 specifies output context (393,216 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output393,216 tokens
Cohere
North Micro Vision Instruct
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Oct 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Both DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 and North Micro Vision Instruct support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017

Text
Images
Audio
Video

North Micro Vision Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is licensed under MIT, while North Micro Vision Instruct uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017

MIT

Open weights

North Micro Vision Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 was released on 2026-10-17, while North Micro Vision Instruct was released on 2026-08-12.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is 2 months newer than North Micro Vision Instruct.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017

Oct 17, 2026

3 days ago

2mo newer
North Micro Vision Instruct

Aug 12, 2026

2 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

Notice missing or incorrect data?

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 and North Micro Vision Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
✓ Preferred
North Micro Vision Instruct
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FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 vs North Micro Vision Instruct.

Which is better, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 or North Micro Vision Instruct?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 leads the LLM Stats Score 51.0 to -5.4. DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is made by DeepSeek and North Micro Vision Instruct is made by Cohere. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 compare to North Micro Vision Instruct in benchmarks?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 scores BabyVision: 92.5%, Chartography: 83.0%, DeepSWE 1.1: 77.0%, NL2Repo: 68.2%, AutomationBench: 60.5%. North Micro Vision Instruct scores DocVQA: 92.1%, ChartQA: 80.8%, OCRBench: 79.2%, AI2D: 77.5%, IFEval: 74.9%.

What are the context window sizes for DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 and North Micro Vision Instruct?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 supports 1.0M tokens and North Micro Vision Instruct supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 and North Micro Vision Instruct?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.0 vs -5.4), licensing (MIT vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 and North Micro Vision Instruct?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 is developed by DeepSeek and North Micro Vision Instruct is developed by Cohere.

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