DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Granite 4.0 Micro

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

DeepSeek

$0.14 / $0.42

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Granite 4.0 Micro

IBM Granite

$0.017 / $0.11

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: Granite 4.0 Micro is 5.2× cheaper than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has the larger context window (1M vs 131K).

	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash	Granite 4.0 Micro
Input price / 1M	$0.14	$0.017
Output price / 1M	$0.42	$0.11
Blended price (3:1)	$0.21	$0.0408
Cached input / 1M	$0.0042	—
Context window	1M	131K
Max output	131K	118K
Intelligence index	39.5	—
Coding index	—	—
Providers	26	—
Best provider uptime (30m)	100.0%	—
Vision input	Yes	No
Reasoning	Yes	No
Tool calling	Yes	No
Released	2026-09-10	2025-10-20
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or Granite 4.0 Micro?

Granite 4.0 Micro is 5.2× cheaper than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Granite 4.0 Micro: which has a bigger context window?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 1,048,576 tokens. Granite 4.0 Micro: 131,000 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ≈ $490.00, Granite 4.0 Micro ≈ $90.00.

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