DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Solar Mini 4

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

DeepSeek

$0.098 / $0.29

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Solar Mini 4

Upstage

$0.05 / $0.20

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: Solar Mini 4 is 40% cheaper than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has the larger context window (1M vs 524K).

	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017	Solar Mini 4
Input price / 1M	$0.098	$0.05
Output price / 1M	$0.29	$0.20
Blended price (3:1)	$0.15	$0.0875
Cached input / 1M	$0.0029	$0.005
Context window	1M	524K
Max output	393K	131K
Intelligence index	28.6	—
Coding index	—	—
Providers	47	—
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	—
Vision input	Yes	No
Reasoning	Yes	Yes
Tool calling	Yes	Yes
Released	2026-10-17	2026-09-23
Retirement	—	—

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Input tokens / requestOutput tokens / requestRequests / day

FAQ

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Solar Mini 4?

Solar Mini 4 is 40% cheaper than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Solar Mini 4: which has a bigger context window?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: 1,048,576 tokens. Solar Mini 4: 524,288 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ≈ $343.00, Solar Mini 4 ≈ $200.00.

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