DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest
by ~deepseek · ~deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-latest · #11 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 V4 Flash family.
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Pricing
Input
$0.04
per 1M tokens
Output
$0.08
per 1M tokens
Blended (3:1)
$0.05
3 input : 1 output
Cache read
$0.016
per 1M cached tokens
Cache write
—
per 1M tokens
Cache & batch economics
Effective prices for DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest with prompt caching.
| Cache hit rate | Effective blended $/1M | Example request* | vs no cache |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | $0.05 | $0.00416 | — |
| 50% | $0.041 | $0.00296 | −29% |
| 90% | $0.034 | $0.002 | −52% |
*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 | $4.40e-5 | $0.044 |
| Document summary | 8,000 | 1,000 | $0.0004 | $0.4 |
| Codebase question (RAG) | 30,000 | 2,000 | $0.00136 | $1.36 |
| Long-context analysis | 150,000 | 5,000 | $0.0064 | $6.40 |
Specs
Context window
1.31M
tokens
Max output
944K
tokens
Input modalities
text
Tokenizer
Router