DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Mercury 2

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

DeepSeek

$0.098 / $0.29

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Mercury 2

Inception

$0.25 / $0.75

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is 2.6× cheaper than Mercury 2 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has the larger context window (1M vs 128K).

	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017	Mercury 2
Input price / 1M	$0.098	$0.25
Output price / 1M	$0.29	$0.75
Blended price (3:1)	$0.15	$0.38
Cached input / 1M	$0.0029	$0.025
Context window	1M	128K
Max output	393K	50K
Intelligence index	28.6	—
Coding index	—	31.1
Providers	47	—
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	—
Vision input	Yes	No
Reasoning	Yes	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-10-17	2026-03-04
Retirement	—	2026-11-08

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Input tokens / requestOutput tokens / requestRequests / day

FAQ

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Mercury 2?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is 2.6× cheaper than Mercury 2 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Mercury 2: which has a bigger context window?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,048,576 tokens. Mercury 2: 128,000 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ≈ $343.00, Mercury 2 ≈ $875.00.

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