# DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview (slim)

> DeepSeek V4.1 Flash scores 61.5 (C) to SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview's 46.8 (D) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash scores 61.5 (C) on agent readiness against SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview's 46.8 (D), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: C 61.5, rank #35 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepseek-v4-1-flash.min.md
- SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview: D 46.8, rank #155 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sensenova-loop-9b-preview.min.md
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, good for Teams with a multi-GPU server who want DeepSeek's agent model under MIT, with the hosted API as a fallback. Ahead on Reach, 60 against 40; Agent interface, 75 against 60.
- SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview, good for Researchers who want to study or fine-tune a looped transformer, more than agents that need a model to call today

| Category | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 60 | 40 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 48 | 44 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | DeepSeek | SenseTime (SenseNova) |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-17 | 2026-11-02 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | not read yet |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Reach, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash +20: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 60 (Memory scores nothing, because the only build is DeepSeek's own at 510.3 GB, about 612 GB with the fifth added, and nobody's runtime library holds a smaller one…); SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview 40 (Memory 15, the only build is the safetensors set, 38.14 GB with its MTP head, since the Hub counts 9.41B of its parameters in F32. Runtimes 0, none of the six r…)
- Agent interface, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash +15: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 75 (There's no Jinja template in the 17 October repository, only code to run, so the template line gets 10. DeepSeek documents the DSML tool format both ways and sh…); SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview 60 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (7,756 characters).)