DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Gemma 3 27B
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Data updated on November 14, 2026· 230 models
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is the October 17, 2026 snapshot of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, served by DeepSeek under the deepseek-flash API model name.
- Reasoning estimated
- Speed estimated
- ▲
- Input
- Output
- Context
- ▲1 M tokens
- Max output
- ▲944 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$0.038
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- $0.500
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.010
- Batch (input / output)
- $0.050 / $0.150
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Released
- ▲10/17/2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2025-05
- API id
- deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017
Gemma 3 introduces multimodality, supporting vision-language input and text outputs.
- Reasoning estimated
- ▲
- Speed estimated
- Input
- Output
- Context
- 131 K tokens
- Max output
- 118 K
- Input, $ per 1M tokens
- $0.080
- Output, $ per 1M tokens
- ▲$0.350
- Cache read, $ per 1M
- $0.040
- Batch (input / output)
- —
- Tool calling
- No
- Released
- 03/12/2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2024-08
- API id
- google/gemma-3-27b-it
Which is the better API choice: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Gemma 3 27B?
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: cheapest input (53% less than Gemma 3 27B)
- Gemma 3 27B: cheapest output
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: largest context (1 M)
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: the newest (10/17/2026)
- Gemma 3 27B: most reasoning (estimated)
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: the fastest (estimated)
Pricing is split: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 wins on input and Gemma 3 27B wins on output. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 accepts more context (1 M). DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 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.
With DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 you save $0.03 a month versus Gemma 3 27B (1% 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.
Cost of sending it 1,000 times (input only)
- 1DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 DeepSeek$0.003
- 2Gemma 3 27B Google$0.006
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Which is the better API choice: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Gemma 3 27B?
Pricing is split: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 wins on input and Gemma 3 27B wins on output. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 accepts more context (1 M). DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 offers a batch tier at half price for jobs that do not need an immediate answer.
Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Gemma 3 27B?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is cheaper: $0.038 per million input tokens and $0.500 per million output tokens, versus $0.080 / $0.350 for Gemma 3 27B.
Which has more context: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Gemma 3 27B?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 accepts 1 M tokens of context; Gemma 3 27B accepts 131 K.
Which is newer: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Gemma 3 27B?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 was released on 10/17/2026; Gemma 3 27B on 03/12/2025.
What would 10,000 requests a month cost with DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Gemma 3 27B?
With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: $2.57; Gemma 3 27B: $2.60 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.