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Agents-A1 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)

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Head-to-head evidence from 3 shared benchmark results across 2 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

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Evidence parity. Agents-A1 and DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) share 3 comparable benchmark results. 2 of 8 categories are comparable. 3 results are unique to Agents-A1; 45 to DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max).

Updated July 23, 2026
Shared results
3
Agents-A1 only
3
DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) only
45
Comparable categories
2 / 8

Treat this as a split decision. Agents-A1 makes more sense if agentic is the priority; DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) is the better fit if knowledge is the priority or you need the larger 1M context window.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 3 shared benchmark results across 2 evidence categories; 2 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

Agents-A1 and DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) finish on the same BenchAlign overall score, so this is less about a single winner and more about where the edge shows up. The BenchAlign headline says tie; the benchmark table is where the real choice happens.

DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 262K for Agents-A1.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for Agents-A1 and DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)
CategoryAgents-A1ΔDeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)
KnowledgeAgents-A147.6Margin 12.5DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)60.1
AgenticAgents-A175.5Margin 1.0DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)74.5
CodingAgents-A1Not measuredMarginNo overlapDeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)70.9
ReasoningAgents-A160.2MarginNo overlapDeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)Not measured
MathAgents-A1Not measuredMarginNo overlapDeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)95.2
Inst. FollowingAgents-A194.8MarginNo overlapDeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)Not measured

Decisive benchmark drivers

The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.

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A · Agents-A1B · DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)
  1. HLE

    Knowledge
    Source ↗
    A 47.6%B 37.7%
    Winner: Agents-A1Δ 9.9
    HLE: Agents-A1 scored 47.6%; DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) scored 37.7%. Agents-A1 wins this benchmark.
  2. BrowseComp

    Agentic
    Source ↗
    A 75.5%B 83.4%
    Winner: DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)Δ 7.9
    BrowseComp: Agents-A1 scored 75.5%; DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) scored 83.4%. DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) wins this benchmark.

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricAgents-A1DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)Comparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensAgents-A1Not availableDeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)$0.435 input / $0.87 outputA complete price comparison is not available.
Generation speedtokens per secondAgents-A1Not availableDeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)Not availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenAgents-A1Not availableDeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)Not availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensAgents-A1262KDeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)1MDeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

AgenticAgents-A1 wins
BenchmarkAgents-A1DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)Result
BrowseCompSource 75.5%83.4%DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) leads
HLE w/ toolsSource 47.6%48.2%DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) leads
VITA-BenchSource 38.8%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 67.9%Not comparable
MCP AtlasSource 73.6%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1307Not comparable
ToolathlonSource 51.8%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 36.4%Not comparable
APEX-Agents-AASource 24.3%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 96.2%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 40.4%Not comparable
AA BriefcaseSource 932Not comparable
AA EnterpriseOps-GymSource 40.4%Not comparable
AA Harvey LABSource 84.4%Not comparable
AA ITBenchSource 38.3%Not comparable
AA Tau3 BankingSource 25.8%Not comparable
terminalBenchHardSource 46.2%Not comparable
aaTerminalBench21Source 64%Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkAgents-A1DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)Result
CodeforcesSource 3206.0Not comparable
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 80.6%Not comparable
SWE-bench ProSource 55.4%Not comparable
SWE MultilingualSource 76.2%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 67.9%Not comparable
Vibe Code BenchSource 49.93%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 59.4%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 50.0%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkAgents-A1DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)Result
LongBench v2Source 60.2%Not comparable
MRCR 1MSource 83.5%Not comparable
CorpusQA 1MSource 62.0%Not comparable
AA-LCRSource 66.3%Not comparable
CritPtSource 12.9%Not comparable
KnowledgeDeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) wins
BenchmarkAgents-A1DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)Result
HLESource 47.6%37.7%Agents-A1 leads
MMLU-ProSource 87.5%Not comparable
SimpleQASource 57.9%Not comparable
Chinese-SimpleQASource 84.4%Not comparable
GPQASource 90.1%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 90.1%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 44.3%Not comparable
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 88.8%Not comparable
AA-HLESource 35.9%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -10.0%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 43.3%Not comparable
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 94.0%Not comparable
AA Openness IndexSource 50.0%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkAgents-A1DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)Result
HMMT Feb 2026Source 95.2%Not comparable
IMOAnswerBenchSource 89.8%Not comparable
ApexSource 38.3%Not comparable
Apex ShortlistSource 90.2%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkAgents-A1DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)Result
Design Arena WebsiteSource 1264Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkAgents-A1DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)Result
IFEvalSource 94.8%Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource 76.5%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Which is better, Agents-A1 or DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)?

Agents-A1 and DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) are tied on the BenchAlign overall score, so the right pick depends on which category matters most for your use case.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, Agents-A1 or DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)?

DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max) has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 60.1 versus 47.6. Inside this category, HLE is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for agentic tasks, Agents-A1 or DeepSeek V4 Pro (Max)?

Agents-A1 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 75.5 versus 74.5. Inside this category, BrowseComp is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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