DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
$0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens · 1.05M context · vision, tools, reasoning, JSON, open weights.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 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 | $145 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $33.35 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $57.42 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $3.51 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $324 |
Price history
We started tracking DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 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 V4.1 Flash 1017: 25 providers
OpenInference is the cheapest at $0.049 input / $0.375 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenInference | $0.049 | $0.375 | 1.05M | 98.1% | fp4 |
| Relace | $0.07 | $0.50 | 1.05M | 100% | — |
| DeepInfra | $0.078 | $0.235 | 1.05M | 94.7% | flex tier, fp8 |
| InferenceNet | $0.08 | $0.50 | 1.04M | 99.4% | fp8 |
| InferenceNet | $0.08 | $0.50 | 1.04M | 99.3% | fp8 |
| Decart | $0.09 | $0.18 | 1.05M | 99.9% | fp4 |
| DeepInfra | $0.098 | $0.294 | 1.05M | 100% | fp8 |
| Cloudflare | $0.10 | $0.60 | 1.05M | 100% | — |
| DeepInfra | $0.147 | $0.441 | 1.05M | 100% | priority tier, fp8 |
| Reka | $0.15 | $0.60 | 1.05M | 98.6% | — |
| Wafer | $0.16 | $0.50 | 1.05M | 99.6% | mxfp4 |
| Morph | $0.187 | $0.60 | 1.05M | 100% | fp8 |
| Crusoe | $0.29 | $1.20 | 1.05M | 100% | fp8 |
| AtlasCloud | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.05M | 100% | fp8 |
| BaseTen | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.05M | 99.4% | — |
| DeepSeek | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.05M | 100% | — |
| Fireworks | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.05M | 96.5% | — |
| GMICloud | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.05M | 99.3% | fp8 |
| Novita | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.05M | 99.5% | fp8 |
| Parasail | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.05M | 98.7% | fp8 |
| Phala | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.05M | 94.7% | — |
| PrimeIntellect | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.05M | 99.9% | — |
| SiliconFlow | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.05M | 95.9% | fp8 |
| Together | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1.05M | 99.9% | — |
| Alibaba | $0.33 | $1.32 | 1M | 98.8% | — |
Cheaper alternatives to DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Models with the same tool calling, image input, structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| GPT-6 Luna OpenAI | $0.10 | $0.50 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
| MiMo-V2.6-Flash Xiaomi | $0.14 | $0.28 | 1.05M | visionaudiotoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp DeepSeek | $0.216 | $0.647 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
How to pay less for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $209 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Route to Decart | $47.52 | $161 (77%) |
| Move to Claude Haiku 5.5 (similar capabilities) | $58.56 | $150 (72%) |
| Use prompt caching (60% of input cached) | $145 | $63.50 (30%) |
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Specifications
| Model ID | deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017 |
| Input | text, image |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes |
| Open weights | Yes — deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 |
| Released | Oct 17, 2026 |
FAQ
- How much does DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 cost?
- $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; cached input costs $0.0060 per million. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?
- 1.05M tokens, with up to 393K output tokens per response.
- Does DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: yes. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: yes.
- What are cheaper alternatives to DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include Claude Haiku 5.5 ($0.10 / $0.50), GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.041 / $0.12), GPT-6 Luna ($0.10 / $0.50).
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