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DeepSeek ·Proprietary ·Released August 2026·Tracked since 1 Aug 2026

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest — quality, speed & price analysis

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Quality
unranked
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Known Good Index
Speed
unranked
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Output tokens per second
Price
#28 of 525
$0.07
Blended per 1M tokens
In $0.04 · Out $0.17
Cache hit price
#113 of 412
$0.028
per 1M tokens (−35%)
Context
#63 of 574
1.05M
tokens (~1,600 pages)
Summary

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest does not yet carry a Known Good Index score — the index needs at least one science, one mathematics and one coding result. It accepts text input, outputs text, and supports a 1.05M-token context window.

Pricing is $0.04 per 1M input tokens (below the $1.92 average) and $0.17 per 1M output (below the $8.89 average). Cached input reads at $0.028 per 1M, a 35% discount on its input price.

Generated from tracked data on 23 Oct 2026 · how these comparisons are computed →

Technical specifications
ReasoningYes
Input modalitytext
Output modalitytext
Context window1,048,576 tokens
Max output943,718 tokens
WeightsProprietary
Knowledge cutoffMay 2025
Tool callingYes
Providers—
Highlights — where DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest sits
Quality

Known Good Index · Higher is better · Composite of seven published evaluations

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gpt-5.5-pre-release
Gemini 3.5 Flash
DeepSeek V4 Pro
0423
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Preview
GPT-5.5
Qwen3.7 Max
Kimi K2.6
GLM 5.2
Claude Opus 4.7
Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better · OpenRouter endpoint telemetry

6,835
4,902
2,149
586
394
360
348
299
269
Relace Apply 3
Morph V3 Fast
Morph V3 Large
gpt-oss-safeguard-20b
Extract
Grok 4.20
Multi-Agent
LFM2.5-24B-A2B
Mercury 2
Mercury 3
Price

Blended USD per 1M tokens · Lower is better · Published pricing via OpenRouter

$0.01
$0.03
$0.03
$0.03
$0.03
$0.04
$0.04
$0.07
Ling-2.6-flash
Mistral Nemo
Summarize
Extract
Ling 3.0 Flash
gpt-oss-20b
Granite 4.0 Micro
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Latestthis #28/525
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Quality

How DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest compares against every tracked model

Known Good IndexCodingMathematicsReasoning
Known Good Index

Composite of GPQA Diamond, Mock AIME 2024–25, MATH Level 5, SWE-bench Verified, LiveBench, Humanity's Last Exam and Terminal-Bench, normalised 0–100. Scores are ingested from their publishers; we do not run these evaluations. This model is not in this ranking: it holds no Known Good Index score.

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💡 A lightbulb marks a model its provider publishes as a reasoning model
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Quality Breakdown

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest on each evaluation feeding the index, against the tracked average

Evaluation scores

Bar = DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest · grey marker = average across tracked models

None of the seven index evaluations have published a score for this model yet.

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Arena Elo

Human preference rating from blind pairwise votes

Arena Elo

Elo from blind pairwise votes, ingested from Arena

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest does not currently appear in any arena we ingest.

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Price & Cost

Published API pricing by token type

BlendedInput vs outputQuality per dollar
Blended Price

USD per 1M tokens at a 3:1 input:output blend. Live from OpenRouter, cross-checked against models.dev. Lower is better. Ranked against the 525 models priced above zero, which is the population the chart draws; excludes 42 published at no cost (free and promotional tiers).

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$0.01
$0.03
$0.03
$0.03
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$0.04
$0.04
$0.04
$0.04
$0.04
$0.04
$0.05
$0.05
$0.07
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We publish blended price rather than cost-per-task. Cost-per-task requires token counts from an evaluation suite we do not run. Blended price is computed from published rates and is fully reproducible — see the pricing methodology.

Context Window

Maximum input tokens accepted

Context windowMax output tokens
Context Window

Maximum input context from provider metadata via models.dev and OpenRouter. Higher is better.

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2.00M
2.00M
2.00M
2.00M
2.00M
1.31M
1.05M
1.05M
1.05M
1.05M
1.05M
1.05M
1.05M
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Speed

Mean output throughput across hosting providers, over successful measurements from the last 48 hours

Output speedBy provider
Output Speed

Mean output tokens per second across all tracked providers, over successful measurements from the last 48 hours. Derived from OpenRouter endpoint telemetry. Higher is better. This model is not in this ranking: no throughput measurement is published for it.

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6,835
4,902
2,149
586
394
360
348
299
269
251
234
224
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Latency

Time to first token, mean across providers over successful measurements from the last 48 hours

Latency (TTFT)

Seconds to first streamed chunk, mean across tracked providers over successful measurements from the last 48 hours. Derived from OpenRouter endpoint telemetry. Lower is better.

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Providers

Hosts serving DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest, with their own price and speed

0 providers
Full provider benchmarks →

No hosting providers are currently tracked for this model.

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History

How price and quality have moved since we began tracking this model

Quality & price over time

Since 1 Aug 2026

Known Good Index —
Blended price $0.07 per 1M · observed 23 Oct 2026
Output speed — tok/s
Time to first token —
21 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 49%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.15 to $0.07 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
21 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 220%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.05 to $0.15 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
21 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 17%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.05 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
21 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 73%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.15 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 247%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.15 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 64%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.12 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 256%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.03 to $0.12 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 11%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.03 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 68%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.12 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 253%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.03 to $0.12 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 11%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.03 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 7%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.03 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 21%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.03 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 65%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.12 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 256%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.03 to $0.12 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 73%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.12 to $0.03 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 251%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.03 to $0.12 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 13%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.03 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 67%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.12 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 256%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.03 to $0.12 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 73%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.12 to $0.03 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
20 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 252%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.12 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 7%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.03 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 16%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.03 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 67%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.12 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 180%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.12 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 19%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 7%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.03 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 11%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.03 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 9%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.03 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 19%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.03 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 19%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 70%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.12 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 244%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.12 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 7%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.03 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 16%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.03 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 11%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 7%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.03 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 21%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.03 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 14%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 9%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.03 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 19%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.03 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
19 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 65%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.12 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 251%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.03 to $0.12 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 29%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.05 to $0.03 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 12%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.05 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 8%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 17%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.05 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 20%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.05 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 17%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.05 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 60%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.12 to $0.05 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 202%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.12 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 9%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 64%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.12 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 161%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.12 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 62%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.12 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 202%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.12 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 9%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 7%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 88%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.33 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 740%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.33 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 14%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
18 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 7%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.04 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
17 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 87%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.33 to $0.04 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
17 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price up 327%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.08 to $0.32 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
17 Oct 2026 · price change
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest price down 6%
Blended 3:1 price moved from $0.08 to $0.08 per 1M tokens (OpenRouter).
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Comparisons

Head-to-head pages pairing DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest with other tracked models

Head-to-head pages are generated for the top 50 models by Known Good Index, which DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest is not currently in. Its nearest tracked models by index are below.

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