DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017

Lower and Larger mark one number at a time; they don’t rank the models. How well a model does depends on your task; see Benchmarks for measured results.

DetailDeepSeek V4.1 Flashdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flashDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017
Makerdeepseekdeepseek
KindChatChat
Input per 1M tokens$0.07875$0.07875
Cached input per 1M tokens$0.001575$0.001575
Cache write per 1M tokensSame as inputSame as input
Output per 1M tokens$0.315$0.315
Context window1,048,576 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Max output32,768 tokens262,144 tokens Larger
CapabilitiesReasoning, tool use, visionReasoning, tool use, vision
TakesText, imageText, image
ReturnsTextText
Zero data retentionNot on every providerNot on every provider
No training on requestsNot on every providerNot on every provider
Released2026-09-082026-10-17

Example costs

Example requests, priced at today’s rates with no cached input.

Example requestDeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
1,000 tokens in, 200 out$0.000142$0.000142
10,000 tokens in, 1,000 out$0.001103$0.001103
100,000 tokens in, 4,000 out$0.009135$0.009135