Compare/Granite 4.0 H Small vs DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, High Effort)

Granite 4.0 H SmallvsDeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, High Effort)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Granite 4.0 H Small

Input
$0.06/M
Output
$0.25/M
Speed
428 tok/s
TTFT
8.72s
DeepSeek

DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, High Effort)

Input
$0.14/M
Output
$0.28/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Granite 4.0 H Small
Faster (tok/s)
Granite 4.0 H Small
Lower Latency
DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, High Effort)
Benchmarks (4-6)
DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, High Effort)

Pricing Comparison

MetricGranite 4.0 H SmallDeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, High Effort)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.06$0.14
Output ($/M tokens)$0.25$0.28
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Granite 4.0 H Small$0.08
DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, High Effort)$0.17

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Granite 4.0 H Small
428 tok/s
DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, High Effort)
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Granite 4.0 H Small
8.72s
DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, High Effort)

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
5.237.4
Coding Index
Math Index
13.7
GPQA Diamond
41.6%86.7%
MMLU-Pro
62.4%
LiveCodeBench
25.1%
AIME 2025
13.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
3.7%27.8%
SciCode
20.9%42.0%
IFBench
31.5%73.5%
TerminalBench
2.3%38.6%
Granite 4.0 H Small4 wins
6 winsDeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, High Effort)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Granite 4.0 H Small or DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, High Effort)?

Granite 4.0 H Small is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.11/M tokens vs $0.17/M for DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, High Effort).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, High Effort) wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Granite 4.0 H Small. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Granite 4.0 H Small generates tokens faster at 428 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, High Effort) has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 8.72s).

When should I use Granite 4.0 H Small vs DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, High Effort)?

Choose based on your priorities: Granite 4.0 H Small for lower cost, DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, High Effort) for stronger benchmark performance, and Granite 4.0 H Small for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.