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DeepSeek V4 versions compared

Every DeepSeek V4 version in one table: input, output and cached prices, context window, benchmark scores, and what a month of your usage costs on each one.

The short version

  • DeepSeek V4.1-Flash 1017 scores 11 points higher on Terminal-Bench 4.0 than DeepSeek V4.1-Flash 0910 — measured with the Claude Code framework
  • DeepSeek V4.1-Flash 1017 is the cheapest version in this line at $0.750 per million blended tokens
  • DeepSeek V4.1-Flash 1017 has the highest verified average on the benchmarks this line shares (54)
  • 2 of 4 versions in this line are now legacy models

Every DeepSeek V4 version in one table

Prices are read live from the provider pricing pages, so this table cannot go stale.

VersionTierStatusReleasedInputOutputCachedContextBlended /1MSample /mo
4.1
Checkpoint DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 (released 2026-10-17), served under the API model name `deepseek-flash`; open weights on Hugging Face / ModelScope. The 2026-09-10 launch price is unchanged. The launch checkpoint is kept as its own row (deepseek-flash-0910).
Price your own usage
FastActive2026-10-17$0.300$1.20$0.00601,000K$0.750Peak hours $0.900Off-peak hours $0.450
4.1
Launch checkpoint of 2026-09-10 — the one the launch announcement's reference table was measured on. Superseded by the 1017 checkpoint on 2026-10-17; the API no longer serves it (`deepseek-flash` now routes to 1017). Rates are identical to the live checkpoint; kept for long-tail search and for the launch post's score table.
Price your own usage
FastLegacy2026-09-10$0.300$1.20$0.00601,000K$0.750Peak hours $0.900Off-peak hours $0.450
4
Price your own usage
FlagshipActive—$1.32$3.96$0.0441,000K$2.64Peak hours $3.30Off-peak hours $1.65
4
FastLegacy———————

Sample cost = 1M input + 500K output tokens per month at list price. A model with a long-context band is priced on that band — the rule is printed in the row. Use the calculator below for your own workload.

What changed at each step

Only the differences we can prove from the pricing and score records — a price that moved, a context window that grew, a benchmark both versions report.

  1. DeepSeek V4.1-Flash 0910→DeepSeek V4.1-Flash 1017
    • HLE up 6 points (36.8% → 42.6%) — 44.0 on text-only subset
    • Terminal-Bench 4.0 up 11 points (31.2% → 42.3%) — measured with the Claude Code framework
    • DeepSWE v1.1 up 3 points (74.2% → 77%) — Mini-SWE-V2 framework
    • ProgramBench up 9 points (20.3% → 29.1%)
    • NL2Repo-Bench up 3 points (65.4% → 68.2%)
    • Automation-Bench up 6 points (54.8% → 60.5%)
    • Agents' Last Exam up 4 points (31.8% → 35.4%)
    • Chartography (w/tools) up 4 points (78.9% → 83%)
    • BabyVision (w/tools) up 3 points (89.6% → 92.5%)
    • ZeroBench-main (w/tools) up 2 points (49% → 51%) — Pass@5
  2. DeepSeek V4-Pro→DeepSeek V4.1-Flash 0910
    • Input price down 77% ($1.32 → $0.300)
    • Output price down 70% ($3.96 → $1.20)
    • Cached price down 86% ($0.044 → $0.0060)
    • GPQA Diamond down 1 points (92.4% → 90.9%)
    • HLE down 6 points (42.7% → 36.8%) — 39.1 on text-only subset
    • Codeforces (Rating) up 123 points (3348 → 3471)
    • MathArena Apex up 0 points (65.3% → 65.6%)
    • Terminal-Bench 2.1 up 3 points (87.9% → 90.6%)
    • Terminal-Bench 3.0 up 18 points (11.8% → 30%)
    • Terminal-Bench 4.0 up 19 points (12.4% → 31.2%)
    • DeepSWE v1.1 up 12 points (62.7% → 74.2%)
    • ProgramBench up 5 points (15.5% → 20.3%)
    • NL2Repo-Bench up 4 points (61.5% → 65.4%)
    • CyberGym up 5 points (83.3% → 88.1%)
    • SEC-Bench Pro up 6 points (56.4% → 62.8%)
    • ExploitGym up 10 points (5.4% → 15.3%)
    • HLE (w/tools) up 4 points (60% → 63.9%)
    • Automation-Bench up 12 points (43.2% → 54.8%)
    • Agents' Last Exam up 6 points (25.7% → 31.8%)
  3. DeepSeek V4-Flash 0731→DeepSeek V4-Pro
    • GPQA Diamond up 3 points (89.9% → 92.4%)
    • HLE up 5 points (37.8% → 42.7%) — text-only subset only
    • Codeforces (Rating) up 59 points (3289 → 3348)
    • MathArena Apex up 7 points (58.6% → 65.3%)
    • Terminal-Bench 2.1 up 5 points (82.7% → 87.9%)
    • Terminal-Bench 3.0 up 4 points (7.6% → 11.8%)
    • Terminal-Bench 4.0 up 5 points (7% → 12.4%)
    • DeepSWE v1.1 up 8 points (54.4% → 62.7%)
    • NL2Repo-Bench up 7 points (54.2% → 61.5%)
    • CyberGym up 7 points (76.7% → 83.3%)
    • SEC-Bench Pro up 26 points (30.9% → 56.4%)
    • ExploitGym up 4 points (1.8% → 5.4%)
    • HLE (w/tools) up 9 points (51.5% → 60%)
    • Automation-Bench up 6 points (37.7% → 43.2%)
    • Agents' Last Exam up 1 points (25.2% → 25.7%)

Benchmark scores

The versions of this line that have a published, traceable score record. 20 benchmarks tracked

DeepSeek V4.1-Flash 1017 leads on 9 of 19 shared benchmarks across 4 models.

DimensionDeepSeek V4.1-Flash 1017DeepSeek V4.1-Flash 0910DeepSeek V4-Pro 0813DeepSeek V4-Flash 0731
GPQA Diamond—90.9%92.4%89.9%
HLE42.6%36.8%42.7%37.8%
Codeforces (Rating)—347133483289
Apex Bench v1.172.1%———
MathArena Apex—65.6%65.3%58.6%
Terminal-Bench 2.1—90.6%87.9%82.7%
Terminal-Bench 3.0—30%11.8%7.6%
Terminal-Bench 4.042.3%31.2%12.4%7%
DeepSWE v1.177%74.2%62.7%54.4%
ProgramBench29.1%20.3%15.5%—
NL2Repo-Bench68.2%65.4%61.5%54.2%
CyberGym—88.1%83.3%76.7%
SEC-Bench Pro—62.8%56.4%30.9%
ExploitGym—15.3%5.4%1.8%
HLE (w/tools)—63.9%60%51.5%
Automation-Bench60.5%54.8%43.2%37.7%
Agents' Last Exam35.4%31.8%25.7%25.2%
Chartography (w/tools)83%78.9%——
BabyVision (w/tools)92.5%89.6%——
ZeroBench-main (w/tools)51%49%——
Blended price$0.750 /1M$0.750 /1M$2.64 /1M—
Full priceInput · Output · Cached input$0.300 · $1.20 · $0.0060$0.300 · $1.20 · $0.0060$1.32 · $3.96 · $0.044—
Context window1,000K1,000K1,000K—

Transcribed from the sources named on each leaderboard entry. Coverage differs per version; a missing cell means the source did not report that benchmark.

Which version to use

  • Top of the line: DeepSeek V4-Pro
  • Throughput tier: DeepSeek V4.1-Flash 1017

What your usage would cost

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DeepSeek V4.1-Flash 1017
$24.00/mo
DeepSeek V4.1-Flash 0910
$24.00/mo
DeepSeek V4-Pro
$92.40/mo
DeepSeek V4-Flash 0731
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List price only: cached input, batch discounts and off-peak rates are not included. The sample column prices 1M input + 500K output tokens per month.

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