DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Skyfall 36B V2

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

DeepSeek

$0.098 / $0.29

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Skyfall 36B V2

Thedrummer

$0.55 / $0.80

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is 4.2× cheaper than Skyfall 36B V2 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has the larger context window (1M vs 33K).

	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017	Skyfall 36B V2
Input price / 1M	$0.098	$0.55
Output price / 1M	$0.29	$0.80
Blended price (3:1)	$0.15	$0.61
Cached input / 1M	$0.0029	$0.25
Context window	1M	33K
Max output	393K	29K
Intelligence index	28.6	—
Coding index	—	—
Providers	47	—
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	—
Vision input	Yes	No
Reasoning	Yes	No
Tool calling	Yes	No
Released	2026-10-17	2025-03-10
Retirement	—	—

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Input tokens / requestOutput tokens / requestRequests / day

FAQ

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Skyfall 36B V2?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is 4.2× cheaper than Skyfall 36B V2 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Skyfall 36B V2: which has a bigger context window?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,048,576 tokens. Skyfall 36B V2: 32,768 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ≈ $343.00, Skyfall 36B V2 ≈ $1,500.

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