DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

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Data updated on November 14, 2026· 230 models

DeepSeekV3.2 Exp

DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is an experimental large language model released by DeepSeek as an intermediate step between V3.1 and future architectures.

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Reasoning estimated
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Speed estimated
Input
Output
Context
164 K tokens
Max output
147 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
$0.270
Output, $ per 1M tokens
$0.410
Cache read, $ per 1M
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Batch (input / output)
—
Tool calling
Yes
Released
09/29/2025
Knowledge cutoff
—
API id
deepseek/deepseek-v3.2-exp
DeepSeekV4.1 Flash

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is a sparse mixture-of-experts model from DeepSeek, and the first built on the company's Causal Encoder-Decoder (CED) architecture.

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Reasoning estimated
Speed estimated
▲
Input
Output
Context
▲1 M tokens
Max output
▲393 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
▲$0.051
Output, $ per 1M tokens
▲$0.203
Cache read, $ per 1M
$0.001
Batch (input / output)
$0.112 / $0.336
Tool calling
Yes
Released
▲09/10/2026
Knowledge cutoff
2025-05
API id
deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash
Third model (optional)
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Which is the better API choice: DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?

  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: cheapest input (81% less than DeepSeek V3.2 Exp)
  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: cheapest output
  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: largest context (1 M)
  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: the newest (09/10/2026)
  • DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: most reasoning (estimated)
  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: the fastest (estimated)

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs 81% less on input and 51% less on output than DeepSeek V3.2 Exp ($0.051 / $0.203 versus $0.270 / $0.410 per million tokens). DeepSeek V4.1 Flash accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash accepts images. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash offers a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.

What would your product cost?

Estimate the monthly cost with your app's real volume. List prices, no cache or batch discounts.

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp
$5.69/mo
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
$1.57/mo

With DeepSeek V4.1 Flash you save $4.12 a month versus DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (72% less).

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Paste your prompt: tokens and cost per model

Rough estimate (about 4 characters per token). Nothing is sent to any server.

76tokens approx.287 characters

Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)

  1. 1DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek$0.004
  2. 2Claude Haiku 5.5 Anthropic$0.008
  3. 3DeepSeek V3.2 Exp DeepSeek$0.021
  4. 4Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic$0.152
  5. 5Claude Opus 5.5 Anthropic$0.304
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  7. 7Claude Fable 5.2 Anthropic$0.608
  8. 8Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic$0.760

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Frequently asked questions

Which is the better API choice: DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs 81% less on input and 51% less on output than DeepSeek V3.2 Exp ($0.051 / $0.203 versus $0.270 / $0.410 per million tokens). DeepSeek V4.1 Flash accepts more context (1 M). On capabilities, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash accepts images. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash offers a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.

Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is cheaper: $0.051 per million input tokens and $0.203 per million output tokens, versus $0.270 / $0.410 for DeepSeek V3.2 Exp.

Which has more context: DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash accepts 1 M tokens of context; DeepSeek V3.2 Exp accepts 164 K.

Which is newer: DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash was released on 09/10/2026; DeepSeek V3.2 Exp on 09/29/2025.

What would 10,000 requests a month cost with DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?

With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: $5.69; DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: $1.57 a month, at list price.

Where do the prices come from and how often are they updated?

From the public catalogs of OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM, which publish each provider's list prices. They sync once a day and the last update date is shown above the comparison.

What does price per million tokens mean?

It is what the provider charges per million tokens you send (input) or the model generates (output). A token is roughly 4 characters. Output almost always costs more than input.

Sources: OpenRouter, models.dev and LiteLLM. Prices in USD per million tokens, list price, no volume discounts. Prompt tokens are an estimate; each provider's tokenizer may differ.