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DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.8 to 18.4.

DeepSeek · NVIDIA · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.8 to 18.4, ranking #13 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

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

Choose DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash

  • overall performance matters — it scores 51.8 and ranks #13 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Sep 2026

Choose Nemotron Nano 9B v2

  • you are already invested in the NVIDIA ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Core performance indexes
51.8
#13
18.4
#211
48.9
#18
17.2
#210
44.2
#5
14.4
#133
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
$0.22 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.66 / M
— / M
Context window
1,040,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
35.2#43
16.4#205
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

20 reported for DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash · 6 for Nemotron Nano 9B v2

1 shared

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is better at 0 benchmarks.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sun Sep 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

754.3B diff

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash has 754.3B more parameters than Nemotron Nano 9B v2, making it 8475.3% larger.

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
763.2Bparameters
NVIDIA
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
8.9Bparameters
763.2B
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
8.9B
Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash specifies input context (1,040,000 tokens). Only DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash specifies output context (393,216 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
Input1,040,000 tokens
Output393,216 tokens
NVIDIA
Nemotron Nano 9B v2
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Sun Sep 20 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas Nemotron Nano 9B v2 does not.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash is licensed under MIT, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 uses NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement .

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

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash

MIT

Open weights

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash was released on 2026-09-10, while Nemotron Nano 9B v2 was released on 2025-08-18.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash is 13 months newer than Nemotron Nano 9B v2.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash

Sep 10, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.1yr newer
Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Aug 18, 2025

1.1 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-09-01, while DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Nemotron Nano 9B v2's training data extends to 2024-09-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash's cutoff date.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash

Nemotron Nano 9B v2

Sep 2024

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
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Nemotron Nano 9B v2
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FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash vs Nemotron Nano 9B v2.

Which is better, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash or Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash leads the LLM Stats Score 51.8 to 18.4. DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash is made by DeepSeek and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is made by NVIDIA. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash compare to Nemotron Nano 9B v2 in benchmarks?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash scores CodeForces: 100.0%, GPQA: 90.9%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 90.6%, BabyVision: 89.6%, CyberGym: 88.1%. Nemotron Nano 9B v2 scores MATH-500: 97.8%, IFEval: 90.3%, AIME 2025: 72.1%, LiveCodeBench: 71.1%, BFCL_v3_MultiTurn: 66.9%.

What are the context window sizes for DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash supports 1.0M tokens and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 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 and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.8 vs 18.4), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (MIT vs NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement ). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash and Nemotron Nano 9B v2?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash is developed by DeepSeek and Nemotron Nano 9B v2 is developed by NVIDIA.