DeepSeek V4.1 Flash pricing & price history
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash by DeepSeek costs $0.022 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens, with a 1M token context window. The cheapest provider currently charges $0.022 input / $0.34 output.
Price history
| Date | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | $0.30 → $0.051 -83% | $1.20 → $0.57 -53% |
| 2026-11-10 | $0.006 → $0.30 +4900% | $0.50 → $1.20 +140% |
| 2026-11-10 | $0.051 → $0.006 -88% | $0.57 → $0.50 -12% |
| 2026-11-06 | $0.045 → $0.051 +13% | $0.50 → $0.57 +13% |
| 2026-10-29 | $0.14 → $0.045 -68% | $0.42 → $0.50 +19% |
| 2026-10-27 | $0.02 → $0.14 +600% | $1.00 → $0.42 -58% |
| 2026-10-24 | $0.30 → $0.02 -93% | $1.20 → $1.00 -17% |
| 2026-10-23 | $0.17 → $0.30 +82% | $0.66 → $1.20 +82% |
| 2026-10-23 | $0.30 → $0.17 -45% | $1.20 → $0.66 -45% |
| 2026-10-22 | $0.0239 → $0.30 +1155% | $0.38 → $1.20 +220% |
| 2026-10-21 | $0.049 → $0.0239 -51% | $0.38 → $0.38 |
| 2026-10-21 | $0.0283 → $0.049 +73% | $0.12 → $0.38 +213% |
| 2026-10-20 | $0.0355 → $0.0283 -20% | $0.12 → $0.12 |
| 2026-10-20 | $0.0352 → $0.0355 +1% | $0.0112 → $0.12 +971% |
| 2026-10-20 | $0.032 → $0.0352 +10% | $0.08 → $0.0112 -86% |
| 2026-10-19 | $0.04 → $0.032 -20% | $0.08 → $0.08 |
| 2026-10-19 | $0.048 → $0.04 -17% | $0.12 → $0.08 -33% |
| 2026-10-19 | $0.04 → $0.048 +20% | $0.14 → $0.12 -17% |
| 2026-10-18 | $0.0648 → $0.04 -38% | $0.14 → $0.14 |
| 2026-10-18 | $0.15 → $0.0648 -57% | $0.60 → $0.14 -76% |
| 2026-10-17 | $0.036 → $0.15 +317% | $0.64 → $0.60 -7% |
| 2026-10-16 | $0.15 → $0.036 -76% | $0.60 → $0.64 +7% |
| 2026-10-16 | $0.036 → $0.15 +317% | $0.68 → $0.60 -12% |
| 2026-10-16 | $0.018 → $0.036 +100% | $0.68 → $0.68 |
| 2026-10-16 | $0.30 → $0.018 -94% | $1.20 → $0.68 -43% |
| 2026-10-16 | $0.0104 → $0.30 +2785% | $0.68 → $1.20 +75% |
| 2026-10-16 | $0.15 → $0.0104 -93% | $0.60 → $0.68 +14% |
| 2026-10-15 | $0.0112 → $0.15 +1239% | $0.72 → $0.60 -17% |
| 2026-10-15 | $0.0058 → $0.0112 +93% | $0.72 → $0.72 |
| 2026-10-15 | $0.0173 → $0.0058 -66% | $0.80 → $0.72 -10% |
| 2026-10-15 | $0.0238 → $0.0173 -27% | $0.72 → $0.80 +11% |
| 2026-10-15 | $0.0137 → $0.0238 +74% | $0.89 → $0.72 -19% |
| 2026-10-15 | $0.0158 → $0.0137 -13% | $0.89 → $0.89 |
| 2026-10-14 | $0.0209 → $0.0158 -24% | $0.89 → $0.89 |
| 2026-10-14 | $0.0018 → $0.0209 +1061% | $0.60 → $0.89 +49% |
| 2026-10-14 | $0.0116 → $0.0018 -84% | $0.89 → $0.60 -33% |
| 2026-10-14 | $0.035 → $0.0116 -67% | $0.60 → $0.89 +49% |
| 2026-10-14 | $0.15 → $0.035 -77% | $0.60 → $0.60 |
| 2026-10-14 | $0.0441 → $0.15 +240% | $0.77 → $0.60 -22% |
| 2026-10-13 | $0.0441 → $0.0441 | $0.62 → $0.77 +23% |
| 2026-10-13 | $0.0438 → $0.0441 +1% | $0.18 → $0.62 +254% |
| 2026-10-13 | $0.15 → $0.0438 -71% | $0.60 → $0.18 -71% |
| 2026-10-13 | $0.0441 → $0.15 +240% | $0.63 → $0.60 -5% |
| 2026-10-13 | $0.045 → $0.0441 -2% | $0.89 → $0.63 -29% |
| 2026-10-13 | $0.30 → $0.045 -85% | $1.20 → $0.89 -26% |
| 2026-10-13 | $0.15 → $0.30 +100% | $0.60 → $1.20 +100% |
| 2026-10-12 | $0.30 → $0.15 -50% | $1.20 → $0.60 -50% |
| 2026-10-08 | $0.0283 → $0.30 +960% | $1.00 → $1.20 +20% |
| 2026-10-08 | $0.30 → $0.0283 -91% | $1.20 → $1.00 -17% |
| 2026-10-08 | $0.0351 → $0.30 +755% | $1.00 → $1.20 +20% |
| 2026-10-08 | $0.30 → $0.0351 -88% | $1.20 → $1.00 -17% |
| 2026-10-07 | $0.05 → $0.30 +500% | $1.20 → $1.20 |
| 2026-10-07 | $0.30 → $0.05 -83% | $1.20 → $1.20 |
| 2026-10-07 | $0.044 → $0.30 +582% | $0.30 → $1.20 +300% |
| 2026-10-07 | $0.30 → $0.044 -85% | $1.20 → $0.30 -75% |
| 2026-10-06 | $0.0295 → $0.30 +917% | $1.32 → $1.20 -9% |
| 2026-10-06 | $0.0214 → $0.0295 +38% | $1.32 → $1.32 |
| 2026-10-06 | $0.0126 → $0.0214 +70% | $1.32 → $1.32 |
| 2026-10-06 | $0.003 → $0.0126 +320% | $2.40 → $1.32 -45% |
| 2026-10-06 | $0.30 → $0.003 -99% | $1.20 → $2.40 +100% |
| 2026-10-05 | $0.003 → $0.30 +9900% | $2.40 → $1.20 -50% |
| 2026-10-04 | $0.30 → $0.003 -99% | $1.20 → $2.40 +100% |
| 2026-10-02 | $0.02 → $0.30 +1400% | $0.60 → $1.20 +100% |
| 2026-10-02 | $0.02 → $0.02 | $0.50 → $0.60 +20% |
| 2026-10-02 | $0.30 → $0.02 -93% | $1.20 → $0.50 -58% |
| 2026-10-02 | $0.015 → $0.30 +1900% | $0.75 → $1.20 +60% |
| 2026-10-02 | $0.03 → $0.015 -50% | $0.75 → $0.75 |
| 2026-10-02 | $0.019 → $0.03 +58% | $0.75 → $0.75 |
| 2026-10-02 | $0.03 → $0.019 -37% | $0.50 → $0.75 +50% |
| 2026-10-01 | $0.30 → $0.03 -90% | $1.20 → $0.50 -58% |
| 2026-09-28 | $0.014 → $0.30 +2043% | $0.80 → $1.20 +50% |
| 2026-09-28 | $0.30 → $0.014 -95% | $1.20 → $0.80 -33% |
| 2026-09-26 | $0.14 → $0.30 +114% | $0.42 → $1.20 +186% |
| 2026-09-26 | $0.099 → $0.14 +41% | $0.60 → $0.42 -30% |
| 2026-09-25 | $0.15 → $0.099 -34% | $0.60 → $0.60 |
| 2026-09-25 | $0.14 → $0.15 +7% | $0.42 → $0.60 +43% |
No real-traffic data for DeepSeek's own API on this model (it may not be served directly); the table below covers third-party hosts and says nothing about the official API.
Which platform runs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash most reliably
26 platformsBy 30-day real-traffic success rate, Wafer is the most stable; Morph is the cheapest.
| Platform | Last 30 days | Stability | 24 h | 30 min | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wafer most stable | Consistently stableavg 100.00% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Modal | Consistently stableavg 100.00% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Fireworks | Consistently stableavg 100.00% | 97% | 100% | ||
| InferenceNet | Consistently stableavg 99.98% | 100% | 100% | ||
| AtlasCloud | Consistently stableavg 99.98% | 100% | 100% | ||
| DigitalOcean | Consistently stableavg 99.97% | 99.9% | 100% | ||
| StreamLake | Consistently stableavg 99.94% | 100% | 100% | ||
| SiliconFlow | Consistently stableavg 99.93% | 99.9% | 100% | ||
| DeepInfra | Occasional issues (1 d)avg 99.91% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Together | Occasional issues (1 d)avg 99.84% | 100% | 100% | ||
| BaseTen | Occasional issues (1 d)avg 99.76% | 93% | 100% | ||
| Cohere | Occasional issues (2 d)avg 99.74% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Baidu | Occasional issues (3 d)avg 99.74% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Relace | Occasional issues (2 d)avg 99.73% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Alibaba | Occasional issues (2 d)avg 99.70% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Crusoe | Occasional issues (2 d)avg 99.64% | 100% | 100% | ||
| OpenInference | Occasional issues (2 d)avg 99.59% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Novita | Occasional issues (1 d)avg 99.39% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Morph | Occasional issues (3 d)avg 99.37% | 94% | 100% | ||
| Makora | Occasional issues (4 d)avg 99.11% | 99.7% | 100% | ||
| CoreWeave | Occasional issues (4 d)avg 98.95% | 99.2% | 100% | ||
| GMICloud | Occasional issues (2 d)avg 98.83% | 100% | 100% | ||
| PrimeIntellect | Occasional issues (3 d)avg 98.50% | 99.9% | 100% | ||
| Mancer 2 | Often unstable (6 d)avg 97.43% | 99.7% | 100% | ||
| Reka | Often unstable (10 d)avg 96.91% | 98% | 100% | ||
| Often unstable (6 d)avg 96.14% | 99.1% | 100% |
Success rates come from real API traffic routed to each platform (public OpenRouter data), not our probes; each daily bar is the average of that day's samples. Green ≥ 99.5 %, yellow ≥ 97 %, orange ≥ 90 %, red < 90 %. Updated 28m ago.
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Cheaper alternatives to DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
| Model | Input | Output | Context | Intel. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai (Zhipu) | $0.0399 | $0.0784 | 1M | 27.8 | compare |
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About DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is a sparse mixture-of-experts model from DeepSeek, and the first built on the company's Causal Encoder-Decoder (CED) architecture. It activates 8B parameters on input and 16B on...
FAQ
How much does DeepSeek V4.1 Flash cost?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash by DeepSeek costs $0.022 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens, with a 1M token context window. The cheapest provider currently charges $0.022 input / $0.34 output. A typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens costs about $0.0002.
What is the context window of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash supports up to 1,048,576 tokens of context and up to 943,718 output tokens per request.
Has DeepSeek V4.1 Flash’s price changed?
Yes. ModelBank recorded 76 price changes; the latest on 2026-11-11.
Is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash being deprecated?
No retirement date has been announced for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash as of 2026-11-12.
What are cheaper alternatives to DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?
Cheaper options include GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.0399/$0.0784).