DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is a sparse mixture-of-experts model from DeepSeek, and the first built on the company's Causal Encoder-Decoder (CED) architecture.
Ways to buy 39
| Way to buy | Input | Output | In / out per 1M | Cached | Vs cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InferenceNet fp8 · cached $0.015 | $0.045 | $0.3 | $0.045 / $0.3Cheapest | $0.015 | Cheapest |
| Relace fp4 · cached $0.005 | $0.035 | $0.5 | $0.035 / $0.5+39% vs cheapest | $0.005 | +39% vs cheapest |
| Wafer us, mxfp4 · cached $0.006 | $0.045 | $0.5 | $0.045 / $0.5+46% vs cheapest | $0.006 | +46% vs cheapest |
| OpenInference fp4 · cached $0.01 | $0.1 | $0.5 | $0.1 / $0.5+84% vs cheapest | $0.01 | +84% vs cheapest |
| Morph fp8 · cached $0.0023 | $0.12 | $0.468 | $0.12 / $0.468+90% vs cheapest | $0.0023 | +90% vs cheapest |
| InferenceNet us, fp8 · cached $0.008 | $0.103 | $0.6 | $0.103 / $0.6+109% vs cheapest | $0.008 | +109% vs cheapest |
| AtlasCloud fp8 · cached $0.013 | $0.135 | $0.54 | $0.135 / $0.54+117% vs cheapest | $0.013 | +117% vs cheapest |
| Wafer mxfp4 · cached $0.05 | $0.1 | $0.65 | $0.1 / $0.65+118% vs cheapest | $0.05 | +118% vs cheapest |
fp8-flex, fp8 · cached $0.0048 | $0.16 | $0.48 | $0.16 / $0.48+121% vs cheapest | $0.0048 | +121% vs cheapest |
| Mancer 2 fp8 | $0.15 | $0.75 | $0.15 / $0.75+176% vs cheapest | n/a | +176% vs cheapest |
fp8 · cached $0.006 | $0.2 | $0.6 | $0.2 / $0.6+176% vs cheapest | $0.006 | +176% vs cheapest |
fp8 · cached $0.02 | $0.2 | $0.65 | $0.2 / $0.65+187% vs cheapest | $0.02 | +187% vs cheapest |
spot · cached $0.0042 | $0.21 | $0.84 | $0.21 / $0.84+238% vs cheapest | $0.0042 | +238% vs cheapest |
Default region · cached $0.006 | $0.225 | $0.9 | $0.225 / $0.9+262% vs cheapest | $0.006 | +262% vs cheapest |
| Reka Default region · cached $0.01 | $0.15 | $1.2 | $0.15 / $1.2+279% vs cheapest | $0.01 | +279% vs cheapest |
| PrimeIntellect Default region · cached $0.0048 | $0.156 | $1.2 | $0.156 / $1.2+283% vs cheapest | $0.0048 | +283% vs cheapest |
fp8-priority, fp8 · cached $0.009 | $0.3 | $0.9 | $0.3 / $0.9+314% vs cheapest | $0.009 | +314% vs cheapest |
| Relace fast, fp4 · cached $0.008 | $0.3 | $0.9 | $0.3 / $0.9+314% vs cheapest | $0.008 | +314% vs cheapest |
| Makora fp8 · cached $0.0058 | $0.26 | $1.17 | $0.26 / $1.17+348% vs cheapest | $0.0058 | +348% vs cheapest |
fp8 · cached $0.007 | $0.29 | $1.2 | $0.29 / $1.2+376% vs cheapest | $0.007 | +376% vs cheapest |
| Baidu fp8 · cached $0.006 | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.3 / $1.2+383% vs cheapest | $0.006 | +383% vs cheapest |
Default region · cached $0.007 | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.3 / $1.2+383% vs cheapest | $0.007 | +383% vs cheapest |
us · cached $0.007 | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.3 / $1.2+383% vs cheapest | $0.007 | +383% vs cheapest |
fp8 · cached $0.003 | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.3 / $1.2+383% vs cheapest | $0.003 | +383% vs cheapest |
Default region · cached $0.006 | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.3 / $1.2+383% vs cheapest | $0.006 | +383% vs cheapest |
| GMICloud fp8 · cached $0.006 | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.3 / $1.2+383% vs cheapest | $0.006 | +383% vs cheapest |
global · cached $0.03 | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.3 / $1.2+383% vs cheapest | $0.03 | +383% vs cheapest |
Default region · cached $0.03 | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.3 / $1.2+383% vs cheapest | $0.03 | +383% vs cheapest |
fp8 · cached $0.01 | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.3 / $1.2+383% vs cheapest | $0.01 | +383% vs cheapest |
fp8 · cached $0.006 | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.3 / $1.2+383% vs cheapest | $0.006 | +383% vs cheapest |
fp8 · cached $0.006 | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.3 / $1.2+383% vs cheapest | $0.006 | +383% vs cheapest |
| Phala Default region · cached $0.006 | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.3 / $1.2+383% vs cheapest | $0.006 | +383% vs cheapest |
fp8 · cached $0.006 | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.3 / $1.2+383% vs cheapest | $0.006 | +383% vs cheapest |
| StreamLake fp8 · cached $0.006 | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.3 / $1.2+383% vs cheapest | $0.006 | +383% vs cheapest |
Default region · cached $0.006 | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.3 / $1.2+383% vs cheapest | $0.006 | +383% vs cheapest |
fp8 · cached $0.0075 | $0.3 | $1.2 | $0.3 / $1.2+383% vs cheapest | $0.0075 | +383% vs cheapest |
Default region · cached $0.033 | $0.33 | $1.32 | $0.33 / $1.32+431% vs cheapest | $0.033 | +431% vs cheapest |
us · cached $0.009 | $0.45 | $1.8 | $0.45 / $1.8+624% vs cheapest | $0.009 | +624% vs cheapest |
fast, fp8 · cached $0.009 | $0.45 | $1.8 | $0.45 / $1.8+624% vs cheapest | $0.009 | +624% vs cheapest |
USD per 1M tokens. Regions are separate routes.
Through a gateway
Your own numbers100M input and 20M output tokens a month: $10.50 direct.
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Cloudflare AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
HeliconeNot offeredNot offered
TrueFoundry AI GatewayNot offeredNot offered
A dash: not on that gateway's own model list. No published token fee: Martian Gateway, Portkey.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DeepSeek · 1MCheapest: $0.081 on Particle AI (us-flex) | $0.15 | $0.6 | $0.15 / $0.6 | $0.262 | 1M | $0.081 on Particle AI (us-flex) | · | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is the October 17, 2026 snapshot of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, served by DeepSeek under the deepseek-flash API model name. |
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DeepSeek · 1M | $0.019 | $0.3 | $0.019 / $0.3 | $0.089 | 1M | on Sail Research (us) | · | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is a sparse mixture-of-experts model from DeepSeek, with 13B active parameters out of 284B total. |
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About DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Takes text, image in and returns text. First listed Sep 23, 2026. Up to 944K output tokens. Blended price $0.109 per 1M tokens at 3 input to 1 output. Overall score 2 on leadersboard.fru.dev (rank 35). Model id deepseek-v4-1-flash.
Price history
List price since Sep 23, 2026, from daily reads of the OpenRouter catalog.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
PrimeIntellect cut its price: input $0.3 to $0.156 per 1M tokens.
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Mancer 2 (fp8) cut its price: input $0.2 to $0.15 and output $1 to $0.75 per 1M tokens.
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DigitalOcean raised its price: input $0.165 to $0.225 and output $0.66 to $0.9 per 1M tokens.
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InferenceNet (us) cut its price: output $0.715 to $0.6 per 1M tokens.
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AtlasCloud (fp8) cut its price: input $0.3 to $0.135 and output $1.2 to $0.54 per 1M tokens.
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PrimeIntellect cut its price: cached input $0.03 to $0.006 per 1M tokens.
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Nebius (fp8) set its first price: cached input $0.01 per 1M tokens.
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Sail Research (fp4) cut its price: output $0.3 to $0.25 per 1M tokens.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Sail Research (fp4-us) cut its price: input $0.101 to $0.09 and output $0.15 to $0.25 per 1M tokens.
Questions
How much does DeepSeek V4.1 Flash cost?
$0.045 per million input tokens and $0.3 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.015.
What is the context window of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?
1M tokens, with up to 944K tokens of output.
Where is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash cheapest?
Of 39 routes tracked, InferenceNet is cheapest at $0.045 input and $0.3 output per million tokens.
Has DeepSeek V4.1 Flash's price changed?
Yes. The input price went from $0.3 to $0.156, first seen Nov 3, 2026.