deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp · DeepSeek
Experimental vision-enabled DeepSeek V4 Flash (284B MoE, 13B active): adds image understanding to the V4 Flash base with the same text capabilities, agents and reasoning.
Last checked Aug 28, 2026. Calculations use the listed base rates; provider-specific tiers, cache writes, batch pricing, and long-context rules may differ. Note: Off-peak hours bill at 50% ($0.22/$0.66, cache-hit $0.007). Images are tokenized and billed as input. Confirm the current rate at the official provider source.
Input
$0.44
per 1M tokens
Output
$1.32
per 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.014
per 1M tokens
Context window
1.1M
max output 384K
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp cost calculator
What DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs per task
| Use case | Input tokens | Output tokens | Cost / request | Monthly @ 1K req/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customer support chatbot | 3,500 | 350 | $0.000958 | $28.749 |
| RAG / search-augmented answers | 8,000 | 500 | $0.002476 | $74.28 |
| AI coding assistant | 12,000 | 2,000 | $0.004853 | $145.584 |
| Document summarization | 25,000 | 600 | $0.0107 | $321.81 |
| Agentic workflow | 40,000 | 1,500 | $0.008504 | $255.12 |
| Content generation | 800 | 1,200 | $0.001834 | $55.013 |
| Data extraction & tagging | 2,000 | 250 | $0.00104 | $31.188 |
| Translation | 5,000 | 5,500 | $0.009141 | $274.215 |
Assumes each use case's typical cacheable share of input. See full cost scenarios.
Compare with alternatives
| Model | Input /M | Output /M | Context | Chat request* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | $0.44 | $1.32 | 1.1M | $0.001964 |
| GPT-5.6 Solcompare | $5.00 | $30.00 | 1.1M | $0.035 |
| GPT-5.6 Terracompare | $2.00 | $12.00 | 1.1M | $0.014 |
| GPT-5.6 Lunacompare | $0.20 | $1.20 | 1.1M | $0.0014 |
| GPT-5.6 Cybercompare | $12.50 | $75.00 | 1.1M | $0.0875 |
| GPT-5.5 Standardcompare | $5.00 | $30.00 | 512K | $0.035 |
| GPT-5.5 Procompare | $30.00 | $180.00 | 512K | $0.21 |
| GPT-5.4 Workhorsecompare | $2.50 | $15.00 | 256K | $0.0175 |
| GPT-5.4 minicompare | $0.75 | $4.50 | 256K | $0.00525 |
*4,000 in + 800 out tokens, 50% cached input where available.
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FAQ
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs $0.44 per 1M input tokens and $1.32 per 1M output tokens, with cached input at $0.014 per 1M tokens. Verified Aug 28, 2026 against https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing.
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp supports a 1,050,000-token context window with up to 384,000 output tokens per request, tokenized with deepseek_v4.
At $0.44/M input and $1.32/M output, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp sits below GPT-5.6 Sol ($5.00/M in, $30.00/M out) — see the comparison table for full-workload differences.