DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
$0.091 per 1M input tokens and $0.182 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 0423 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 | $32.32 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $8.90 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $17.47 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $0.655 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $90.09 |
Price history
We started tracking DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 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 0423: 15 providers
Relace is the cheapest at $0.05 input / $0.45 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 | $0.05 | $0.45 | 1.05M | 100% | fp4 |
| StreamLake | $0.083 | $0.165 | 1.02M | 99.7% | fp8 |
| DeepInfra | $0.09 | $0.18 | 1.05M | 100% | fp8 |
| GMICloud | $0.091 | $0.182 | 1.05M | 100% | fp8 |
| Venice | $0.097 | $0.193 | 1M | 97.6% | — |
| DigitalOcean | $0.098 | $0.196 | 1.05M | 98.6% | — |
| SiliconFlow | $0.13 | $0.28 | 1.05M | 98.8% | fp8 |
| AtlasCloud | $0.14 | $0.28 | 1.05M | 100% | fp4 |
| Baidu | $0.14 | $0.28 | 1.05M | 100% | fp8 |
| Parasail | $0.14 | $0.28 | 1.05M | 98.6% | fp8 |
| Alibaba | $0.15 | $0.30 | 1M | 100% | fp8 |
| Mancer 2 | $0.19 | $0.50 | 1.05M | 96.4% | fp8 |
| Azure | $0.21 | $0.56 | 1.05M | 75.7% | — |
| Cloudflare | $0.44 | $1.32 | 384K | 94.9% | — |
| Wafer | $0.70 | $0.17 | 1.05M | 99.4% | mxfp4 |
Cheaper alternatives to DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
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 Flash Z.ai | $0.041 | $0.12 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Ling 3.0 Flash VL inclusionAI | $0.06 | $0.18 | 131K | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Solar Mini 4 Upstage | $0.05 | $0.20 | 524K | toolsreasoningJSON |
| Ling 3.0 Flash inclusionAI | $0.021 | $0.063 | 262K | toolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Mercury 2.5 Inception | $0.04 | $0.15 | 260K | toolsreasoningJSON |
How to pay less for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $48.05 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to GLM 5.3 Flash (similar capabilities) | $16.82 | $31.23 (65%) |
| Use prompt caching (60% of input cached) | $32.32 | $15.72 (33%) |
| Route to StreamLake | $43.61 | $4.44 (9%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423.
Specifications
| Model ID | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash |
| Input | text |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes |
| Open weights | Yes — deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash |
| Released | Apr 24, 2026 |
FAQ
- How much does DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 cost?
- $0.091 per million input tokens and $0.182 per million output tokens; cached input costs $0.018 per million. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423?
- 1.05M tokens, with up to 944K output tokens per response.
- Does DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 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 0423?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.041 / $0.12), Ling 3.0 Flash VL ($0.06 / $0.18), Solar Mini 4 ($0.05 / $0.20).
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