DeepSeek V4 Flash
· verified October 14, 2026
public free open-weights api in Generator speed value
Provider
Statuspublic
AA Intelligence Index24.4 (official, read October 14, 2026)
Released2026-04-24
Context window1.05M
Modalitiesn/a
API price $/1M (in / out)$0.091 / $0.182 (OpenRouter)
Speedn/a
AccessFree chat app · open weights · cheapest DeepSeek API
In one line
The efficient V4 (284B total, 13B active) - most of Pro's quality at a fraction of the compute.
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