deepseekReleased Sep 10, 2026

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

Causal encoder-decoder activates 8B parameters for input and 16B for output, reducing the compute needed for long inputs.

Source description

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...

Context window1M
Max output393.2K
Provider endpoints45
Benchmark results19
Measured performance

Benchmark results

All leaderboards ↗
1,420.2

Effort: max · Max

Independent result
1,600

Effort: max · Max

Independent result
SciCode ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection
51.85%AA · Under review

Effort: max · Max

Independent result
GDP.pdf ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection
12.8%

Effort: max · Max

Independent result
CritPt ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection
14.29%AA · Under review

Effort: max · Max

Independent result
AA-Omniscience ↗AA Index 4.3.2 collection
-5.3

Effort: max · Max

Independent result
84%

Effort: max · Max

Independent result
LiveBench Overall ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02)
76.79%

Effort: max · single run · equal mean of 7 suites

Independent result
LiveBench Design ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02)
77%

Effort: max · single run

Independent result
LiveBench Research ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02)
85.3%

Effort: max · single run

Independent result
LiveBench Browser Use ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02)
80%

Effort: max · single run

Independent result
LiveBench Coding ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02)
85.4%

Effort: max · single run

Independent result
LiveBench Agentic ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02)
43.8%

Effort: max · single run

Independent result
LiveBench Reasoning ↗2.0 · 2026-10-14 (dataset 2026-09-02)
86.7%

Effort: max · single run

Independent result
Provider measurements

Speed

1 configuration
≈10K input tokens1 requestmedian / 72h

Artificial Analysis · first-party providers · serving endpoint not reported

DeepSeek

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Max)

Reasoning max

Output rate
175.853 tok/s
Time to first chunk
1.23437 s
Last checked Source ↗
Methodology 2.2.0 & measurement details

First chunk includes request processing and network time, and may include reasoning.

Prompt
long · ≈10,000 input tokens
Parallel requests
1
Minimum answer
1,500 tokens
Aggregation
median over 72 hours
Token counting
o200k_base
Benchmark client
Google Cloud us-central1-a
Serving endpoint
Not reported
Serving region
Not reported
Sample size
Not reported
Window end
Not reported
Access & cost

Prices across providers

55 quotes

Your token mix

USD · listed token rates

ExperientialStandard list rate
$0.60
Together AIServerless · quantization=FP8
$0.60
Fireworks AIStandard · service_tier=default
$0.60
Fireworks AIStandard · service_tier=priority
$0.75
Decart · via OpenRouterdecart/fp4 · quantization=fp4
$0.135
Sail Research · via OpenRoutersail-research/fp4 · quantization=fp4
$0.165
Morph · via OpenRoutermorph/fp8 · quantization=fp8
$0.2275
Wafer · via OpenRouterwafer/mxfp4 · quantization=mxfp4
$0.2625
InferenceNet · via OpenRouterinference-net/fp8 · quantization=fp8
$0.2818
DeepInfra · via OpenRouterdeepinfra/fp8/flex · tier=flex · quantization=fp8
$0.196
AtlasCloud · via OpenRouteratlas-cloud/fp8 · quantization=fp8
$0.27
DeepInfra · via OpenRouterdeepinfra/fp8 · quantization=fp8
$0.245
StreamLake · via OpenRouterstreamlake/fp8 · quantization=fp8
$0.2994
CoreWeave · via OpenRoutercoreweave/fp8 · quantization=fp8
$0.3125
GMICloud · via OpenRoutergmicloud/fp8 · quantization=fp8
$0.36
Novita · via OpenRouternovita/fp8 · quantization=fp8
$0.39
OpenInference · via OpenRouteropen-inference/fp4 · quantization=fp4
$0.35
DeepInfra · via OpenRouterdeepinfra/fp8/priority · tier=priority · quantization=fp8
$0.3675
Makora · via OpenRoutermakora/fp8 · quantization=fp8
$0.5575
Crusoe · via OpenRoutercrusoe/fp8 · quantization=fp8
$0.59
Baidu · via OpenRouterbaidu/fp8 · quantization=fp8
$0.60
SiliconFlow · via OpenRoutersiliconflow/fp8 · quantization=fp8
$0.60
Parasail · via OpenRouterparasail/fp8 · quantization=fp8
$0.60
Venice · via OpenRoutervenice/fp8 · quantization=fp8
$0.60
BaseTen · via OpenRouterbaseten/fast · tier=priority
$1.20

OpenRouter

Catalog quote
Input
$0.15
Output
$0.60
Cached input
$0.003
USD / 1M tokens
1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash

novita

via Hugging Face
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
USD / 1M tokens
1M contextPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash

fireworks-ai

via Hugging Face
Input
—
Output
—
USD / 1M tokens
1M contextPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash

deepinfra

via Hugging Face
Input
$0.20
Output
$0.60
USD / 1M tokens
1M contextPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
Input
$0.20
Output
$0.60
USD / 1M tokens
1M contextPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash

Experiential

Standard list rate

Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.006
USD / 1M tokens

Catalog list rate. Plan allowances and temporary discounts are separate.

1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek-v4.1-flash

Together AI

Serverless · quantization=FP8

Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.006
USD / 1M tokens

Organization: DeepSeek

1M contextPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash

Fireworks AI

Standard · service_tier=default

Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.006
USD / 1M tokens
Price source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDaccounts/fireworks/models/deepseek-v4p1-flash

Fireworks AI

Standard · service_tier=priority

Input
$0.375
Output
$1.50
Cached input
$0.0075
USD / 1M tokens
Price source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDaccounts/fireworks/models/deepseek-v4p1-flash

DeepSeek

Off-peak · All times outside Mon–Fri 01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC; all weekends and Chinese public holidays

Conditional rate
Input
$0.15
Output
$0.60
Cached input
$0.003
USD / 1M tokens

Thinking and non-thinking modes; cached input uses the cache-hit rate. Token prices exclude Search/Fetch tool fees. Server-side Search/Fetch calls through DeepSeek Harness, Claude Code or Codex become billable on 2026-10-31 at 16:00 UTC (November 1, 00:00 Beijing).

1M context384K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek-flash

DeepSeek

Peak · Mon–Fri 01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC, excluding Chinese public holidays

Conditional rate
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.006
USD / 1M tokens

Thinking and non-thinking modes; cached input uses the cache-hit rate. Token prices exclude Search/Fetch tool fees. Server-side Search/Fetch calls through DeepSeek Harness, Claude Code or Codex become billable on 2026-10-31 at 16:00 UTC (November 1, 00:00 Beijing).

1M context384K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek-flash

Decart

via OpenRouter

decart/fp4 · quantization=fp4

Input
$0.09
Output
$0.18
Cached input
$0.018
USD / 1M tokens
1M context262.1K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::decart/fp4

Sail Research

via OpenRouter

sail-research/fp4 · quantization=fp4

Input
$0.09
Output
$0.30
Cached input
$0.006
USD / 1M tokens
1M context384K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::sail-research/fp4

Morph

via OpenRouter

morph/fp8 · quantization=fp8

Input
$0.09
Output
$0.55
Cached input
$0.006
USD / 1M tokens
1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::morph/fp8

Wafer

via OpenRouter

wafer/mxfp4 · quantization=mxfp4

Input
$0.10
Output
$0.65
Cached input
$0.06
USD / 1M tokens
1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::wafer/mxfp4

InferenceNet

via OpenRouter

inference-net/fp8 · quantization=fp8

Input
$0.103
Output
$0.715
Cached input
$0.008
USD / 1M tokens
1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::inference-net/fp8

DeepInfra

via OpenRouter

deepinfra/fp8/flex · tier=flex · quantization=fp8

Input
$0.112
Output
$0.336
Cached input
$0.00336
USD / 1M tokens

Source discount 30%; rates as published

1M context131.1K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::deepinfra/fp8/flex

AtlasCloud

via OpenRouter

atlas-cloud/fp8 · quantization=fp8

Input
$0.135
Output
$0.54
Cached input
$0.0135
USD / 1M tokens
1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::atlas-cloud/fp8

DeepInfra

via OpenRouter

deepinfra/fp8 · quantization=fp8

Input
$0.14
Output
$0.42
Cached input
$0.0042
USD / 1M tokens

Source discount 30%; rates as published

1M context131.1K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::deepinfra/fp8

StreamLake

via OpenRouter

streamlake/fp8 · quantization=fp8

Input
$0.1497
Output
$0.5988
Cached input
$0.002994
USD / 1M tokens

Source discount 50.1%; rates as published

1M context384K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::streamlake/fp8

Alibaba

via OpenRouter

alibaba · Base rate; UTC schedule applies

Conditional rate
Input
$0.15
Output
$0.60
Cached input
$0.015
USD / 1M tokens
1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::alibaba

Alibaba

via OpenRouter

alibaba · 00:00–14:00 UTC · rate option 1

Conditional rate
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.03
USD / 1M tokens

A rate applies when all its listed conditions match. Dates and times use UTC.

1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::alibaba

Alibaba

via OpenRouter

alibaba · 14:00–00:00 UTC · rate option 2

Conditional rate
Input
$0.15
Output
$0.60
Cached input
$0.015
USD / 1M tokens

A rate applies when all its listed conditions match. Dates and times use UTC.

1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::alibaba

DeepSeek

via OpenRouter

deepseek · Base rate; UTC schedule applies

Conditional rate
Input
$0.15
Output
$0.60
Cached input
$0.003
USD / 1M tokens
1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::deepseek

DeepSeek

via OpenRouter

deepseek · sat/sun UTC · rate option 1

Conditional rate
Input
$0.15
Output
$0.60
Cached input
$0.003
USD / 1M tokens

A rate applies when all its listed conditions match. Dates and times use UTC.

1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::deepseek

DeepSeek

via OpenRouter

deepseek · 00:00–01:00 UTC · mon/tue/wed/thu/fri UTC · rate option 2

Conditional rate
Input
$0.15
Output
$0.60
Cached input
$0.003
USD / 1M tokens

A rate applies when all its listed conditions match. Dates and times use UTC.

1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::deepseek

DeepSeek

via OpenRouter

deepseek · 01:00–04:00 UTC · mon/tue/wed/thu/fri UTC · rate option 3

Conditional rate
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.006
USD / 1M tokens

A rate applies when all its listed conditions match. Dates and times use UTC.

1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::deepseek

DeepSeek

via OpenRouter

deepseek · 04:00–06:00 UTC · mon/tue/wed/thu/fri UTC · rate option 4

Conditional rate
Input
$0.15
Output
$0.60
Cached input
$0.003
USD / 1M tokens

A rate applies when all its listed conditions match. Dates and times use UTC.

1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::deepseek

DeepSeek

via OpenRouter

deepseek · 06:00–10:00 UTC · mon/tue/wed/thu/fri UTC · rate option 5

Conditional rate
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.006
USD / 1M tokens

A rate applies when all its listed conditions match. Dates and times use UTC.

1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::deepseek

DeepSeek

via OpenRouter

deepseek · 10:00–00:00 UTC · mon/tue/wed/thu/fri UTC · rate option 6

Conditional rate
Input
$0.15
Output
$0.60
Cached input
$0.003
USD / 1M tokens

A rate applies when all its listed conditions match. Dates and times use UTC.

1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::deepseek

CoreWeave

via OpenRouter

coreweave/fp8 · quantization=fp8

Input
$0.15
Output
$0.65
Cached input
$0.002
USD / 1M tokens
1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::coreweave/fp8

GMICloud

via OpenRouter

gmicloud/fp8 · quantization=fp8

Input
$0.18
Output
$0.72
Cached input
$0.0036
USD / 1M tokens

Source discount 40%; rates as published

1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::gmicloud/fp8

DigitalOcean

via OpenRouter

digitalocean

Input
$0.195
Output
$0.78
Cached input
$0.006
USD / 1M tokens
1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::digitalocean

Novita

via OpenRouter

novita/fp8 · quantization=fp8

Input
$0.195
Output
$0.78
Cached input
$0.0039
USD / 1M tokens

Source discount 35%; rates as published

1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::novita/fp8

OpenInference

via OpenRouter

open-inference/fp4 · quantization=fp4

Input
$0.20
Output
$0.60
Cached input
$0.008
USD / 1M tokens
1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::open-inference/fp4

Relace

via OpenRouter

relace

Input
$0.20
Output
$0.60
Cached input
$0.008
USD / 1M tokens
1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::relace

DeepInfra

via OpenRouter

deepinfra/fp8/priority · tier=priority · quantization=fp8

Input
$0.21
Output
$0.63
Cached input
$0.0063
USD / 1M tokens

Source discount 30%; rates as published

1M context131.1K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::deepinfra/fp8/priority

Phala

via OpenRouter

phala

Input
$0.21
Output
$0.84
Cached input
$0.0042
USD / 1M tokens

Source discount 30%; rates as published

1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::phala

Ionstream

via OpenRouter

ionstream

Input
$0.27
Output
$1.10
Cached input
$0.005
USD / 1M tokens
1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::ionstream

Makora

via OpenRouter

makora/fp8 · quantization=fp8

Input
$0.27
Output
$1.15
Cached input
$0.009
USD / 1M tokens
1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::makora/fp8

Crusoe

via OpenRouter

crusoe/fp8 · quantization=fp8

Input
$0.29
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.007
USD / 1M tokens
1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::crusoe/fp8

Nebius

via OpenRouter

nebius/fp8 · quantization=fp8

Provider degraded
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
USD / 1M tokens

Endpoint degraded (status -2)

1M context943.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::nebius/fp8

PrimeIntellect

via OpenRouter

primeintellect

Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.03
USD / 1M tokens
1M context131.1K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::primeintellect

Baidu

via OpenRouter

baidu/fp8 · quantization=fp8

Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.006
USD / 1M tokens
1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::baidu/fp8

BaseTen

via OpenRouter

baseten/us

Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.007
USD / 1M tokens
1M context262.1K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::baseten/us

Together

via OpenRouter

together

Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.006
USD / 1M tokens
1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::together

SiliconFlow

via OpenRouter

siliconflow/fp8 · quantization=fp8

Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.006
USD / 1M tokens
1M context393.2K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::siliconflow/fp8

Modal

via OpenRouter

modal

Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.03
USD / 1M tokens
1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::modal

BaseTen

via OpenRouter

baseten

Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.007
USD / 1M tokens
1M context262.1K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::baseten

Parasail

via OpenRouter

parasail/fp8 · quantization=fp8

Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.006
USD / 1M tokens
1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::parasail/fp8

Fireworks

via OpenRouter

fireworks

Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.006
USD / 1M tokens
1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::fireworks

Venice

via OpenRouter

venice/fp8 · quantization=fp8

Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20
Cached input
$0.0075
USD / 1M tokens
1M context131.1K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::venice/fp8

Fireworks

via OpenRouter

fireworks/us

Input
$0.45
Output
$1.80
Cached input
$0.009
USD / 1M tokens
1M context943.7K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::fireworks/us

BaseTen

via OpenRouter

baseten/fast · tier=priority

Input
$0.60
Output
$2.40
Cached input
$0.014
USD / 1M tokens
1M context131.1K max outputPrice source ↗Checked Oct 17, 2026
Endpoint IDdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash::baseten/fast

Offers for this model

1 offer

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100% off · Experiential Pro model discounts

Paid Pro plan required, covering the first 2,000 credits of usage each month, then list price.

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Model specifications

Developer
deepseek
Modality
Language
Context
1,048,576 tokens
Maximum output
393,216 tokens
Weights
Open weights
Released
Sep 10, 2026
Provider listed
Sep 10, 2026
First discovered
Oct 16, 2026

Exact identities

  • openrouterdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash
  • huggingfacedeepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
  • deepinfradeepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
  • experientialdeepseek-v4.1-flash
  • artificial-analysisdbe7c625-3100-4463-b479-a228c41f75dd
  • livebenchdeepseek-v4.1-flash

Sources

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