DeepSeek-V4-Flashvs.DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Is the higher price worth it?
Only DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has a place in the overall index so far; DeepSeek-V4-Flash does not have enough benchmark results yet. DeepSeek-V4-Flash is cheaper: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 costs twice as much for output and about the same for input per token.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
not ranked yet
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Rank 14 to 22
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
fairly fast
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
fast
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
cheap
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
cheap
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
- Subscription
No DeepSeek subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €1.06 a month (Command Code Go, with limited credits). 10 plans in Germany.
- Via API
$0.15 input, $0.30 output per 1M tokens according to the provider; the price index has listed it at $0.13 and $0.26 since Oct 26, 2026.
- Note
- There is a successor: DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash (rank 23 to 34, $0.15 input, $0.60 output).
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
- Subscription
No DeepSeek subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €6.36 a month (Token Plan Individual Lite, with limited credits). 7 plans in Germany.
- Via API
$0.15 input, $0.60 output per 1M tokens according to the provider; the price index has listed it at $0.30 and $1 since Oct 26, 2026.
Overall index with data through Oct 29, 2026 · Prices from Oct 29, 2026 · Speed: measured by Artificial Analysis · Subscriptions as of Oct 24, 2026 · Subscription prices incl. VAT
Where is the difference?
Values from 0 to 100 per task area. We only name a winner when the gap is large enough and there are enough tests.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash ahead: 0DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ahead: 1level: 0too little data: 6of 7 areas
See for yourself: same task, one attempt
The same prompt for both models. We show the latest attempt without fixes; it does not count toward the overall index.
Pelican on a bicycle
A community classic for free-form SVG drawing.
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
The response reached the token limit. No complete recording is available.
Reasoning (requested): high
Current attempt
- Run date
- Oct 5, 2026
- API provider
- openrouter
- Requested API model
- deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731
- API model reported in response
- deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731
- Reasoning setting
- high
- Pinned endpoint
- StreamLake | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-20260731
- Temperature
- Provider default
- Token limit including reasoning
- 8,192 tokens
- Test protocol
- community-visual-tests-v1
- Technical checks
- Failed
- Response time
- 97.8 s
Not yet visually reviewed. A successful recording does not confirm correct physics or full compliance with the prompt.
Earlier attempts (3)
- Oct 2, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
- Oct 1, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
- Sep 7, 2026API request failedReasoning setting: high
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
Not tested yet
Prompt and test conditions
Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle
Token limit including reasoning: 8,192 tokens
Task origin (Simon Willison)SVG short test
There is no shared test round for this selection. Results from different rounds are not mixed.
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For the overall index only when the gap is clear.
| Metric | DeepSeek-V4-Flash | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | ||
| Overall index0 to 100, higher is better | n/a | 64 |
| Rank | not ranked yet | Rank 14 to 22 of 95 |
| Price per 1M tokens | ||
| Inputwhat you send | $0.15 | $0.15 |
| Outputwhat the model writes | $0.30 | $0.60 |
| Speed | ||
| Tokens per second | 119 | 178 |
| Technical | ||
| Context windowhow much text the model reads at once | 1 M tokens≈ 1,500 A4 pages | 1.05 M tokens≈ 1,570 A4 pages |
| Knowledge cutoff | n/a | n/a |
| Released | Apr 24, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
| Availability | Limited access | Open Source |
| Open weights | yes | yes |
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: At peak times (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 01:00-04:00 UTC; Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 06:00-10:00 UTC) the price is $0.30 input and $1.20 output per 1M tokens. The table shows the off-peak price.
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, Time-based API pricing: Off peak: $0.15 input, $0.60 output, and $0.003 cached input. Weekdays UTC 01:00-04:00 and 06:00-10:00: $0.30, $1.20, and $0.006. Chinese public holidays are excluded. Source
Prices without caching or batch discounts · Page count as a rule of thumb from Artificial Analysis
Shared benchmarks
Single results from the same benchmark version, task and metric. A value is bold only with the same test setup and a clear gap.
A: DeepSeek-V4-FlashB: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
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