DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is a reasoning model from DeepSeek released on Aug 21, 2026. It reads text and images and writes text, with a 1.05M token context window and up to 384K tokens per reply.
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It costs $0.44 per million input tokens and $1.32 per million output tokens. Cached input bills at $0.014, 97% less than fresh input.
It supports tool calling, structured JSON output and prompt caching, and its weights are open, so you can host it yourself.
14 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway, Deep Infra and Hugging Face. The lowest input price is $0.08 per million tokens at CrofAI.
- Modalities
- In / out price
- $0.44 / $1.32 per 1M
- Context
- 1.05M
- Max output
- 384K
- Released
- Aug 21, 2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- n/a
- Tool calling
- Structured output
- Reasoning
- Prompt caching
- Open weights
- Free to use
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp pricing
USD, as listed on Oct 15, 2026. Most bills are input heavy, so the cached input rate matters as much as the headline price.
| Input | $0.44 / 1M tokens | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | $1.32 / 1M tokens | |
| Cached input (read) | $0.014 / 1M tokens | 97% off input |
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp providers
14 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway, Deep Infra and Hugging Face. The lowest input price is $0.08 per million tokens at CrofAI. Each host sets its own price and limits, so the cheapest one is not always the one with the longest context.
| Provider | Input /M | Output /M | Cache read /M | Context | Max output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vercel AI Gateway | $0.2156 | $0.6468 | $0.0068 | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Deep Infra | $0.44 | $1.32 | $0.014 | 1.05M | 384K |
| Hugging Face | $0.44 | $1.32 | – | 1.05M | 384K |
| SiliconFlow | $0.44 | $1.32 | $0.028 | 1M | 384K |
| CrofAI | $0.08 | $0.20 | $0.007 | 1M | 131K |
| AMD | $0.14 | $0.28 | $0.0028 | 1M | 384K |
| OrcaRouter | $0.147 | $0.295 | $0.02 | 1M | 384K |
| Eden AI | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.003 | 1M | 384K |
| AIHubMix | $0.155 | $0.62 | $0.0031 | 1M | 384K |
| Kilo Gateway | $0.2156 | $0.6468 | $0.0069 | 1.05M | 262K |
| NanoGPT | $0.22 | $0.66 | $0.007 | 1.05M | 384K |
| CrossModel | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.006 | 1M | 384K |
Showing 12 of 14 providers: the lab first, then the major clouds, then the cheapest resellers.
What DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs per month
Pick a workload close to yours or type your own volumes.
Supported request parameters
What you can set when you call DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp through an OpenAI compatible API.
- Tools
tools - Structured outputs
structured_outputs - Reasoning
reasoning - Temperature
temperature
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DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp questions
How much does the DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp API cost?
$0.44 per million input tokens and $1.32 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.014. The estimator on this page turns that into a monthly bill for your own workload.
What is the context window of DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp?
1,048,576 tokens of input, and it can write up to 384,000 tokens in one reply. As a rough guide, a million tokens is around 750,000 English words.
Which providers serve DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp?
14 providers serve it, including Vercel AI Gateway, Deep Infra and Hugging Face. The lowest input price is $0.08 per million tokens at CrofAI. Prices differ by host, so the Providers table on this page lists each one with its input and output price.
Does DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp support tool calling?
Yes. It accepts tool definitions and can return JSON that matches a schema, which is what an agent needs to call your APIs.
Is DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp open source?
Its weights are published, so you can run it on your own hardware or a cloud of your choice. Read the license before commercial use.
When was DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp released?
Aug 21, 2026.
Catalog data from models.dev (MIT licensed), refreshed daily, last on Oct 15, 2026. The summary is written from these facts.
Building on DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp?
I test your real tasks on it and the two closest alternatives, then ship the agent on whichever wins on cost and accuracy.
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