DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
$0.44 per 1M input tokens and $1.32 per 1M output tokens · 1.05M context · tools, reasoning, JSON, open weights.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads, using the cached-input price for repeated context. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $177 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $45.67 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $75.06 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $4.16 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $455 |
Price history
We started tracking DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Where to run DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: 26 providers
Relace is the cheapest at $0.048 input / $0.157 output per 1M tokens. Uptime is the average over the last 30 days as reported by OpenRouter; see provider reliability.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Uptime | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relace | $0.048 | $0.157 | 1.05M | 100% | fp4 |
| Reka | $0.05 | $0.528 | 262K | 100% | — |
| DeepInfra | $0.06 | $0.18 | 1.05M | 100% | fp8 |
| DigitalOcean | $0.119 | $0.238 | 1.05M | 98.4% | — |
| BaseTen | $0.13 | $0.26 | 1.05M | 96% | fp32 |
| BaseTen | $0.13 | $0.26 | 1.05M | 95.8% | fp8 |
| CoreWeave | $0.13 | $0.28 | 262K | 100% | fp8 |
| Inceptron | $0.13 | $0.499 | 1.05M | 98.5% | fp4 |
| Venice | $0.13 | $0.26 | 1M | 97.5% | — |
| StreamLake | $0.132 | $0.396 | 1.02M | 99.7% | fp8 |
| Cohere | $0.14 | $0.28 | 1.05M | 98.8% | — |
| Parasail | $0.14 | $0.28 | 1.05M | 98.7% | fp8 |
| Together | $0.14 | $0.28 | 1.05M | 96.5% | — |
| Wafer | $0.14 | $0.23 | 1.05M | 99.4% | nvfp4 |
| Sail Research | $0.15 | $0.15 | 1.05M | 100% | fp4 |
| Sail Research | $0.15 | $0.15 | 1.05M | 100% | fp4 |
| Mancer 2 | $0.20 | $0.60 | 1.05M | 100% | fp8 |
| SiliconFlow | $0.22 | $0.66 | 1.05M | 99.7% | fp8 |
| GMICloud | $0.286 | $0.858 | 1.05M | 100% | fp8 |
| Alibaba | $0.352 | $1.06 | 1M | 100% | — |
| Alibaba | $0.374 | $1.12 | 1M | 100% | — |
| Novita | $0.409 | $1.23 | 1.05M | 99.9% | fp8 |
| AtlasCloud | $0.44 | $1.32 | 1.05M | 100% | fp4 |
| Baidu | $0.44 | $1.32 | 1.05M | 100% | fp8 |
| Cloudflare | $0.44 | $1.32 | 1.05M | 99.9% | — |
| Phala | $0.44 | $1.32 | 1.05M | 100% | — |
Cheaper alternatives to DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Models with the same tool calling, structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 Z.ai | $0.079 | $1.40 | 1.05M | toolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 Anthropic | $0.10 | $0.50 | 1M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
| GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai | $0.041 | $0.12 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Ling 3.1 Flash inclusionAI | $0.075 | $0.225 | 262K | toolsreasoningJSON |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 DeepSeek | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
How to pay less for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $269 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Route to Relace | $30.27 | $239 (89%) |
| Move to GLM 5.3 (similar capabilities) | $146 | $123 (46%) |
| Use prompt caching (60% of input cached) | $177 | $92.02 (34%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731.
Specifications
| Model ID | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731 |
| Input | text |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes |
| Open weights | Yes — deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 |
| Released | Jul 31, 2026 |
FAQ
- How much does DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 cost?
- $0.44 per million input tokens and $1.32 per million output tokens; cached input costs $0.014 per million. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?
- 1.05M tokens, with up to 131K output tokens per response.
- Does DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: no. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: yes.
- What are cheaper alternatives to DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include GLM 5.3 ($0.079 / $1.40), Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.10 / $0.50), GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.041 / $0.12).
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