DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Fugu Ultra

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

DeepSeek

$0.098 / $0.29

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Fugu Ultra

Sakana

$5.00 / $30.00

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is 76.5× cheaper than Fugu Ultra on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has the larger context window (1M vs 1M).

	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017	Fugu Ultra
Input price / 1M	$0.098	$5.00
Output price / 1M	$0.29	$30.00
Blended price (3:1)	$0.15	$11.25
Cached input / 1M	$0.0029	$0.50
Context window	1M	1M
Max output	393K	128K
Intelligence index	28.6	—
Coding index	—	—
Providers	47	—
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	—
Vision input	Yes	Yes
Reasoning	Yes	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-10-17	2026-06-24
Retirement	—	—

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Input tokens / requestOutput tokens / requestRequests / day

FAQ

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Fugu Ultra?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is 76.5× cheaper than Fugu Ultra on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Fugu Ultra: which has a bigger context window?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,048,576 tokens. Fugu Ultra: 1,000,000 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ≈ $343.00, Fugu Ultra ≈ $25,000.

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