DeepSeek V4.1 Flash API Pricing — $0.30/M input, $1.20/M output
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Full specs, context window and API limits →How much does DeepSeek V4.1 Flash cost per million tokens?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, from DeepSeek, charges $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens — $0.52 per million blended at a 3:1 input:output ratio. That makes it cheaper than Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite on a blended-token basis.
How much does DeepSeek V4.1 Flash cost per 1,000 requests?
Computed from generated token pricing. Each row assumes the listed input and output tokens per request; this model has no measured verbosity factor, so the unadjusted output estimate is shown.
| Request shape | Input tokens | Output tokens | Cost / 1,000 requests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short | 100 | 50 | $0.0900 |
| Medium | 1,000 | 500 | $0.9000 |
| Long | 4,000 | 2,000 | $3.6000 |
Formula: ((input price × input tokens) + (output price × output tokens × verbosity factor)) ÷ 1,000,000 × 1,000. Assumptions: short 100/50, medium 1,000/500, long 4,000/2,000 input/output tokens per request. Unadjusted — no measured verbosity factor is available.
How fast is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?
How much does DeepSeek V4.1 Flash cost at scale?
| Tokens / month | Est. cost (blended 3:1) |
|---|---|
| 100,000 | $0.05 |
| 1,000,000 | $0.52 |
| 10,000,000 | $5.25 |
| 100,000,000 | $52.50 |
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Is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash cheaper than Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs $0.52/M blended tokens, Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite costs $0.56/M — DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is cheaper.
How much does 1 million tokens cost with DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?
At a 3:1 input:output ratio, 1 million blended tokens costs approximately $0.52. Pure input costs $0.30/M; pure output costs $1.20/M.
What does DeepSeek V4.1 Flash cost at high volume?
At 100 million blended tokens a month, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs approximately $52.50. See the cost-at-scale table below for other volumes.
