DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Granite 4.2 8B

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

DeepSeek

$0.098 / $0.29

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Granite 4.2 8B

IBM Granite

$0.06 / $0.15

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: Granite 4.2 8B is 44% cheaper than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (28.6 vs 5.1). DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has the larger context window (1M vs 131K).

	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017	Granite 4.2 8B
Input price / 1M	$0.098	$0.06
Output price / 1M	$0.29	$0.15
Blended price (3:1)	$0.15	$0.0825
Cached input / 1M	$0.0029	$0.015
Context window	1M	131K
Max output	393K	118K
Intelligence index	28.6	5.1
Coding index	—	22.4
Providers	47	—
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	—
Vision input	Yes	No
Reasoning	Yes	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-10-17	2026-08-31
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Granite 4.2 8B?

Granite 4.2 8B is 44% cheaper than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Granite 4.2 8B: which has a bigger context window?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,048,576 tokens. Granite 4.2 8B: 131,072 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ≈ $343.00, Granite 4.2 8B ≈ $195.00.

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