DeepSeek V4 Flash API
About
Build advanced reasoning agents with DeepSeek V4 Flash, a specialized AI model optimized for complex logic and chain-of-thought tasks. This model delivers cost-effective pricing at $0.22/1M input and $0.66/1M output tokens, native tool calling support, open weights architecture. Access DeepSeek V4 Flash via the Merge Gateway API with up to 384K output tokens.
Capabilities
Input Modalities
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Output Modalities
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Reasoning
Yes
Structured Output
No
Tool Use
Yes
WeightsOpen
Limits
Context Window
1.0M
Tokens
Input Limit
1.0M
Tokens
Max Output
384K
Tokens
Pricing
Standard (per 1M tokens)
Input
$0.22
Output
$0.66
Caching (per 1M tokens)
Read
$0.0070
Frequently Asked Questions
DeepSeek V4 Flash by Merge Gateway costs $0.22 per 1M input tokens and $0.66 per 1M output tokens. Cached reads cost $0.0070 per 1M tokens.
Model Details
ID
deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash
Provider
Merge GatewayFamily
deepseek-flash
Release Date
Apr 24, 2026
Knowledge Cutoff
May 1, 2025
API Integration
NPM Package
merge-gateway-ai-sdk-provider
Environment Variables
MERGE_GATEWAY_API_KEY
API Base URL
https://api-gateway.merge.dev/v1/ai-sdk