DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423: API price, context window and how to connect
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 by DeepSeek: $0.091 per million input tokens, $0.182 per million output tokens, a 1.05M-token window. What it is good for, what to compare it with and how to connect it in SKILLOK.
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In short#
DeepSeek's efficient mixture-of-experts model: 284 billion parameters, 13 billion active, a 1-million-token window. Made for fast and cheap answers. The weights are open.
Specifications#
| Provider | DeepSeek |
| Released | 2026-04-24 |
| Context window | 1.05M tokens |
| Accepts | text |
| Answers with | text |
| Reasoning mode | yes |
| Tool calling | yes |
| Open weights | yes |
| Identifier | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash |
Price#
| Per 1M tokens | In dollars |
|---|---|
| Input (question, context) | $0.091 |
| Output (answer) | $0.182 |
For reference: a conversation of 20 questions of ~500 tokens and answers of ~800 tokens costs about $0.004. Models in reasoning mode spend more tokens on an answer than the text shows: the reasoning is paid for too.
What it is good for#
- Fast answers
- Processing large volumes of text
- An inexpensive code assistant
Similar models#
Catalog models with the same kind of output, closest in the price of a typical request.
| Model | Input | Output | Window | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 Flash | $0.048 | $0.2 | 1.05M | 1.2× cheaper |
| Llama 4 Scout | $0.1 | $0.3 | 1.31M | 1.4× more expensive |
| Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | $0.1 | $0.32 | 131K | 1.5× more expensive |
| GPT-6 Luna | $0.1 | $0.5 | 1.05M | 2× more expensive |
| GPT-6 Luna Pro | $0.1 | $0.5 | 1.05M | 2× more expensive |
Other DeepSeek models#
How to connect in SKILLOK#
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 works through OpenRouter: add an OpenRouter key in Settings → AI and pick the deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash model. It then becomes available in Space AI, in tasks and to the repository agent. In detail — Connecting a model in SKILLOK.
Where the data comes from#
Prices, the context window and capabilities come from the public OpenRouter catalog as of 2026-10-19. A provider may change the price — the exact figure is always on the model's OpenRouter page.
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