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DeepSeek-V4-Flash (legacy) API Price
DeepSeek · deepseek-v4-flash
| Billing | CNY · 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Context Window | 1000K tokens |
| Max Output | 393K tokens |
| Modalities | Text |
| Deep Thinking | Supported |
| Verified Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Official pricing page | api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing ↗ |
Source text: the note below is the model's official text, kept in its original Chinese and not translated.
已弃用（retired）：legacy 名称仍被接受，但对应模型已 retired，请求由 DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash 承接并按 Flash 价格计费（页面脚注 1）；此处价格即 Flash 价
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Time-Based Pricing
| Tier | Price | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OFF-PEAK | in ¥0.15 / out ¥0.6 /1M tokens | All other hours are off-peak, including weekends and Chinese public holidays in full. |
| PEAK | in ¥0.3 / out ¥1.2 /1M tokens | Peak hours are 01:00 - 04:00 and 06:00 - 10:00 UTC, Monday through Friday, excluding Chinese public holidays. |
Monthly Cost Estimate
30 days · no cache hits · list price
Free quotas, tiered pricing, batch discounts, and time-based pricing are not included; refer to official bills.
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- DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B(Open-source) Free
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FAQ
How much does the DeepSeek-V4-Flash (legacy) API cost?
Input ¥1/1M tokens, output ¥4/1M tokens
How large is the DeepSeek-V4-Flash (legacy) context window?
1000K tokens, up to 393K tokens of output. Handles long documents, multi-turn conversations and large-scale inputs.
Which input modalities does DeepSeek-V4-Flash (legacy) support?
Text. Supports deep thinking / reasoning.
What is the approximate monthly cost of DeepSeek-V4-Flash (legacy)?
Depends on volume: light use (1M input + 300K output per day) ≈ ¥66/month; medium (5M + 1.5M) ≈ ¥330/month; heavy agents (10M + 3M) ≈ ¥660/month. Cache hits, batch discounts and tiered pricing can lower this further.
How does DeepSeek-V4-Flash (legacy) compare with peers on value?
DeepSeek DeepSeek-V4-Flash (legacy) is priced low among comparable models; compare against GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 and Gemini 2.5. See the Pricemon market table for a full comparison.
What use cases suit DeepSeek-V4-Flash (legacy)?
Good for: chat systems, customer support, content generation, coding assistance, data analysis.The long context supports deep-analysis scenarios.
Does DeepSeek-V4-Flash (legacy) have a free tier?
Check DeepSeek's official pricing page for the latest free quota, trial policy and tiered pricing. Policies differ by vendor and change over time.