DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Llama 3.2 1B Instruct

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

DeepSeek

$0.14 / $0.42

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct

Meta Llama

$0.027 / $0.20

Input / Output · per 1M tokens

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Verdict: Llama 3.2 1B Instruct is 3.0× 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 60K).

	DeepSeek V4.1 Flash	Llama 3.2 1B Instruct
Input price / 1M	$0.14	$0.027
Output price / 1M	$0.42	$0.20
Blended price (3:1)	$0.21	$0.0705
Cached input / 1M	$0.0042	—
Context window	1M	60K
Max output	131K	54K
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	2024-09-25
Retirement	—	—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or Llama 3.2 1B Instruct?

Llama 3.2 1B Instruct is 3.0× cheaper than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Llama 3.2 1B Instruct: which has a bigger context window?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 1,048,576 tokens. Llama 3.2 1B Instruct: 60,000 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ≈ $490.00, Llama 3.2 1B Instruct ≈ $154.50.

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