DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

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Data updated on September 30, 2026· 217 models

DeepSeekFlash 0423

DeepSeek V4 Flash is an efficiency-optimized Mixture-of-Experts model from DeepSeek with 284B total parameters and 13B activated parameters, supporting a 1M-token context window.

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Reasoning estimated
Speed estimated
Input
Output
Context
1 M tokens
Max output
131 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
$0.140
Output, $ per 1M tokens
▲$0.280
Cache read, $ per 1M
$0.028
Batch (input / output)
—
Tool calling
Yes
Released
04/24/2026
Knowledge cutoff
2025-05
API id
deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash
DeepSeekFlash 0731

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is a sparse mixture-of-experts model from DeepSeek, with 13B active parameters out of 284B total.

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Reasoning estimated
Speed estimated
Input
Output
Context
1 M tokens
Max output
▲944 K
Input, $ per 1M tokens
▲$0.018
Output, $ per 1M tokens
$0.320
Cache read, $ per 1M
$0.018
Batch (input / output)
—
Tool calling
Yes
Released
▲07/31/2026
Knowledge cutoff
2025-05
API id
deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731
Third model (optional)
text image audio video PDF / file reasoning (1 to 5, estimated by family) speed (1 to 4, estimated by family)▲ best value among the selected

Which is the better API choice: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?

  • DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: cheapest input (87% less than DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423)
  • DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423: cheapest output
  • DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: the newest (07/31/2026)

Pricing is split: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 wins on input and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 wins on output. All accept 1 M tokens of context.

What would your product cost?

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

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
$3.22/mo
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
$1.55/mo

With DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 you save $1.67 a month versus DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 (52% less).

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  4. 4DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 DeepSeek$1.55
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  6. 6Qwen3.5-Flash Qwen$2.02

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 Flash 0731 DeepSeek$0.001
  2. 2DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 DeepSeek$0.011
  3. 3Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic$0.152
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  5. 5Claude Opus 5.5 Anthropic$0.304
  6. 6Claude Opus 5 Anthropic$0.380
  7. 7Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic$0.760
  8. 8Claude Fable 5 Anthropic$0.760

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Frequently asked questions

Which is the better API choice: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?

Pricing is split: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 wins on input and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 wins on output. All accept 1 M tokens of context.

Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 is cheaper: $0.018 per million input tokens and $0.320 per million output tokens, versus $0.140 / $0.280 for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423.

Which has more context: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 accept the same context: 1 M tokens.

Which is newer: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 was released on 07/31/2026; DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 on 04/24/2026.

What would 10,000 requests a month cost with DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?

With 1,500 input and 400 output tokens per request: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423: $3.22; DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: $1.55 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.