Command R (08-2024) vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

Command R (08-2024)

Cohere

$0.15 / $0.60

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

DeepSeek

$0.14 / $0.42

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 20% cheaper than Command R (08-2024) on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has the larger context window (1M vs 128K).

	Command R (08-2024)	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Input price / 1M	$0.15	$0.14
Output price / 1M	$0.60	$0.42
Blended price (3:1)	$0.26	$0.21
Cached input / 1M	—	$0.0042
Context window	128K	1M
Max output	4K	131K
Intelligence index	—	39.5
Coding index	—	—
Providers	—	26
Best provider uptime (30m)	—	100.0%
Vision input	No	Yes
Reasoning	No	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2024-08-30	2026-09-10
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, Command R (08-2024) or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 20% cheaper than Command R (08-2024) on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

Command R (08-2024) vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: which has a bigger context window?

Command R (08-2024): 128,000 tokens. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 1,048,576 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: Command R (08-2024) ≈ $600.00, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ≈ $490.00.

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