DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort)
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Editorial Analysis
Profile. DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) is a budget-tier option from DeepSeek at $0.28/M output tokens. Despite the low price, it scores competitively on Coding Index (56.2) and Intelligence Index (24.6) — making it a candidate for high-volume production workloads where unit cost dominates.
Cost model. For a workload of 1M input tokens + 100K output tokens, DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) costs $0.16 per million input-equivalent requests. Multiply by your monthly request volume to project the bill, and compare against the speed/correctness profile above to decide if the trade-off is worth it for your workload.
Editorial summary generated from public pricing and benchmark data (Artificial Analysis API). All numbers are sourced — see the Artificial Analysis methodology for benchmark definitions. Last refreshed 2026-10-08.
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| Model | Input | Output | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|
DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort)Current | $0.13 | $0.28 | — |
| MiMo-V2.5 | $0.14 | $0.28 | 44 tok/s |
| Gemma 4 12B (Non-reasoning) | $0.10 | $0.30 | 105 tok/s |
| Step 3.5 Flash 2603 | $0.10 | $0.30 | 146 tok/s |
| Mistral Small 3.1 | $0.10 | $0.30 | 154 tok/s |
| Mistral Small 3.2 | $0.10 | $0.30 | 154 tok/s |