DeepSeek V4.1 Flash API
About
Build advanced reasoning agents with DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, a specialized AI model optimized for complex logic and chain-of-thought tasks. This model delivers cost-effective pricing at $0.15/1M input and $0.60/1M output tokens, native tool calling support, open weights architecture. Access DeepSeek V4.1 Flash via the DeepSeek API with up to 393K output tokens.
Capabilities
Input Modalities
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Output Modalities
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Reasoning
Yes
Structured Output
Limits
Context Window
1.0M
Tokens
Input Limit
1.0M
Tokens
Max Output
393K
Tokens
Pricing
Standard (per 1M tokens)
Input
$0.15
Output
$0.60
Reasoning (per 1M tokens)
Output
$0.60
Caching (per 1M tokens)
Read
$0.0030
Frequently Asked Questions
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash by DeepSeek costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens. Cached reads cost $0.0030 per 1M tokens.
Model Details
ID
deepseek-flash
Provider
DeepSeekFamily
deepseek-flash
Release Date
Sep 10, 2026
Knowledge Cutoff
May 1, 2025
API Integration
NPM Package
@ai-sdk/openai-compatible
Environment Variables
DEEPSEEK_API_KEY
API Base URL
https://api.deepseek.com