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Is DeepSeek V4 Pro good?
DeepSeek V4 Pro has been tested across 13 task areas. It's strongest at frontend & landing pages and weakest at data & analytics. It's a budget-friendly option ($1.305/1M tokens).
Our take
Strengths
Weak spots
How DeepSeek V4 Pro ranks, task by task
Rank is the position in each field; Rating is the absolute quality bar. A model can be rated "Excellent" yet sit mid-table when the whole field is strong — and vice-versa.
| Task area | Rank | Percentile | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontend & Landing Pages | #5 of 103 |
|
Usable |
| Knowledge & Docs | #24 of 104 |
|
Strong |
| Chef / Home Cooking | #31 of 120 |
|
Usable |
| Content & Brand | #34 of 118 |
|
Strong |
| Coding | #36 of 109 |
|
Strong |
| Executive Assistant | #35 of 106 |
|
Strong |
| Landing Pages | #24 of 66 |
|
Strong |
| Legal & HR | #38 of 104 |
|
Excellent |
| Customer Support | #44 of 107 |
|
Strong |
| Investor & Pitch | #26 of 60 |
|
Strong |
| Creative & Comedy | #47 of 104 |
|
Elo |
| AI Strategy | #59 of 120 |
|
Strong |
| Data & Analytics | #54 of 104 |
|
Excellent |
Industry benchmarks
Standardized third-party scores, shown for context — these are independent of our real-task tests.
Artificial Analysis indices
Design Arena — human preference (avg Elo 1259)
Headline vs. real-world
DeepSeek V4 Pro's real-world results broadly track its headline Intelligence Index.
Source: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings). (2026-07-02) · Source: Design Arena (www.designarena.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings). (2026-07-02)
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Frequently asked
Is DeepSeek V4 Pro any good?
DeepSeek V4 Pro places top-3 in 0 of 13 task areas we benchmarked. It performs best at Frontend & Landing Pages.
What is DeepSeek V4 Pro best at?
Its strongest task areas are Frontend & Landing Pages, Knowledge & Docs, Chef / Home Cooking.
How we test & rank
Each model is scored on real tasks across 13 task areas by an LLM judge with deterministic checks. "Percentile" is this model's standing within each area's field; the cross-area figures are rank-based so quality and Elo scores are never mixed.
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Prompt × model results
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