DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 vs Llama Guard 4 12B

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423

DeepSeek

$0.94 / $1.88

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Llama Guard 4 12B

Meta Llama

$0.18 / $0.18

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: Llama Guard 4 12B is 6.5× cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 has the larger context window (1M vs 164K).

	DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423	Llama Guard 4 12B
Input price / 1M	$0.94	$0.18
Output price / 1M	$1.88	$0.18
Blended price (3:1)	$1.17	$0.18
Cached input / 1M	$0.0783	—
Context window	1M	164K
Max output	384K	16K
Intelligence index	30.4	—
Coding index	59.4	—
Providers	16	1
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	100.0%
Vision input	No	Yes
Reasoning	Yes	No
Tool calling	Yes	No
Released	2026-04-24	2025-04-30
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 or Llama Guard 4 12B?

Llama Guard 4 12B is 6.5× cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 vs Llama Guard 4 12B: which has a bigger context window?

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423: 1,048,576 tokens. Llama Guard 4 12B: 163,840 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 ≈ $2,819, Llama Guard 4 12B ≈ $450.00.

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