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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash compared
How DeepSeek V4.1 Flash stacks up against other models on price, limits and the inputs it accepts. Pick a matchup for the full side-by-side, a monthly cost calculator and our verdict.
Prices checked 15 October 2026 from the OpenRouter API.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash at a glance
- Input / 1M tokens
- $0.01
- Output / 1M tokens
- $0.89
- Context window
- 1,048,576 tokens
- Longest reply
- 943,718 tokens
- Accepts
- image, text
- Providers on OpenRouter
- 30
- Best provider uptime, 24 h
- 100%
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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs GPT-6 Luna
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and GPT-6 Luna are two of the cheapest capable models around. Luna's price is set by OpenAI. DeepSeek is served by dozens of providers, each with its own price, so which is cheaper depends on where you run it.
See the comparison vs Claude Sonnet 5.5DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Claude Sonnet 5.5
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is a low-cost open-weight model served by many providers. Claude Sonnet 5.5 is a mid-priced all-rounder that also reads files. The price gap is huge, so the question is what Sonnet gives you for the extra money.
See the comparison vs Gemini 3.8 FlashDeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Gemini 3.8 Flash
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash are both 'fast' budget models. DeepSeek is cheaper at every provider currently listed. Gemini accepts far more kinds of input.
See the comparison vs Claude Haiku 5.5Claude Haiku 5.5 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Claude Haiku 5.5 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash are both low-cost models. Haiku has one fixed price and reads files. DeepSeek is served by many providers at different prices, so the cheaper option depends on your provider and your usage.
See the comparison vs GPT-6.1 SolGPT-6.1 Sol vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
GPT-6.1 Sol is a mid-priced all-rounder that reads files. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs a fraction as much and handles text and images. The question is whether Sol's extras are worth the difference.
See the comparison vs Claude Opus 5.5Claude Opus 5.5 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Claude Opus 5.5 is a premium model, and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is one of the cheapest capable models available. The price gap is enormous, so the real question is how much checking and correcting each one needs.
See the comparison vs GLM 5.3 FlashGLM 5.3 Flash vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
GLM 5.3 Flash from Z.ai and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash are the two most-used budget models on OpenRouter right now. Both are open-weight, MIT-licensed and can read up to about a million tokens. The differences are in what they accept, how they're built and what it takes to run them yourself.
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