DeepSeek V4 Flash vs o4-mini
DeepSeek against OpenAI, costed on the same three workloads. DeepSeek V4 Flash is cheaper on all three workloads.
Monthly bill, side by side
| Workload | DeepSeek V4 Flash | o4-mini | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support chatbot 2,500 six-turn conversations a day |
$1,416 | $3,985 | $2,569 (2.8×) |
| Document summariser 1,000 single-shot summaries a day |
$193 | $508 | $315 (2.6×) |
| Coding agent 200 twelve-turn sessions a day |
$1,077 | $2,891 | $1,814 (2.7×) |
No prompt caching and no batch discount on either side, so the comparison is like for like. Both figures assume 30 days a month.
The rate cards
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | o4-mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $0.44 | $1.1 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $1.32 | $4.4 |
| Cached input | $0.014 | $0.275 |
| Context window | 1M | 200K |
| Maximum output | 384K | 100K |
| Reasoning model | yes | yes |
| Vision | no | yes |
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Full detail: DeepSeek V4 Flash pricing · o4-mini pricing