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DeepSeek V4 Flash
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What published route metadata supports
CachingHugging FaceReasoningStructured outputTool use
Input modalities
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Supported API parameters
frequency_penaltyinclude_reasoninglogit_biaslogprobsmax_completion_tokensmax_tokensmin_ppresence_penaltyreasoningreasoning_effortrepetition_penaltyresponse_formatseedstopstructured_outputstemperaturetool_choicetoolstop_atop_ktop_logprobstop_p
Only source-backed fields are filled
Release dateJul 31, 2026
Knowledge cutoffNot independently verified
Open weightsYes
OpenRouter catalog date2026-04-24
First-party metadata verified Aug 26, 2026. Unfilled fields remain unknown. LLMPrice does not infer release dates, knowledge cutoffs, open-weight status, or licenses from a model name, repository link, or pricing route.
Route savings
Cheapest on bothCheapest standard route
OpenRouterLowest published standard input and output rates for this model.
Input$0.0886 / 1MOpenRouter70.5% below the next-cheapest rate
Output$0.1772 / 1MOpenRouter85.2% below the next-cheapest rate
Based on current published standard rates. Batch, long-context, and other special billing variants are excluded from this summary.
Could this workload cost less?Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash with cheaper models using the same workload.
Find cheaper alternatives →| Endpoint / route | Model ID | Input | Cached | Output | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct APIStandard | deepseek-v4-flash | $0.3 | $0.006 | $1.2 | 1M | Official provider ↗ |
| OpenRouterStandard | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash | $0.0886 | $0.0177 | $0.1772 | 1.05M | OpenRouter API ↗ |
Hugging Face references
Presence of a Hugging Face ID is not treated as proof that model weights are open.
25 verified price changes since Aug 26, 2026
0 route availability changes recorded. No earlier prices are inferred.
Input / 1M$0.0886Aug 26, 2026 → Sep 21, 2026
Output / 1M$0.1772Aug 26, 2026 → Sep 21, 2026
- Sep 21, 2026OpenRouter · Standard
Input $0.0367 → $0.0886 · Cached input $0.007336 → $0.0177 · Output $0.0734 → $0.1772
- Sep 20, 2026OpenRouter · Standard
Input $0.0468 → $0.0367 · Cached input $0.009352 → $0.007336 · Output $0.0935 → $0.0734
- Sep 19, 2026OpenRouter · Standard
Input $0.0886 → $0.0468 · Cached input $0.0177 → $0.009352 · Output $0.1772 → $0.0935
- Sep 17, 2026OpenRouter · Standard
Input $0.0794 → $0.0886 · Cached input $0.0159 → $0.0177 · Output $0.1588 → $0.1772
- Sep 16, 2026OpenRouter · Standard
Input $0.0886 → $0.0794 · Cached input $0.0177 → $0.0159 · Output $0.1772 → $0.1588
- Sep 14, 2026OpenRouter · Standard
Input $0.0496 → $0.0886 · Cached input $0.009912 → $0.0177 · Output $0.0991 → $0.1772