DeepSeek Flash Latest
by ~deepseek · ~deepseek/deepseek-flash-latest · #97 cheapest of 422 paid models
Prices updated Sep 19, 2026, 6:22 PM UTC · refreshed hourly
This model always redirects to the latest model in the DeepSeek Flash family.
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Pricing
Input
$0.13
per 1M tokens
Output
$0.52
per 1M tokens
Blended (3:1)
$0.228
3 input : 1 output
Cache read
$0.0026
per 1M cached tokens
Cache write
—
per 1M tokens
Cache & batch economics
Effective prices for DeepSeek Flash Latest with prompt caching.
| Cache hit rate | Effective blended $/1M | Example request* | vs no cache |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | $0.228 | $0.0138 | — |
| 50% | $0.18 | $0.00741 | −46% |
| 90% | $0.142 | $0.002314 | −83% |
*Example: 100K sticky context + 2K new input + 1K output. Batch discount is an approximate 50% off list rates (available for OpenAI / Anthropic / Google — not flagged for this creator). Confirm on the vendor’s pricing page.
What a request costs
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Cost / request | Cost / 1K requests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat message | 500 | 300 | $0.000221 | $0.221 |
| Document summary | 8,000 | 1,000 | $0.00156 | $1.56 |
| Codebase question (RAG) | 30,000 | 2,000 | $0.00494 | $4.94 |
| Long-context analysis | 150,000 | 5,000 | $0.0221 | $22.10 |
Specs
Context window
1.05M
tokens
Max output
944K
tokens
Input modalities
text, image
Tokenizer
Router