DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 pricing and routing profile
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 from DeepSeek lists at $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens, with a 1,048,576-token context window. Prices from OpenRouter's catalogue on 2026-09-28.
Tool callingStructured outputReasoning controlLog probabilities
Cost per 1,000 requests
| Request shape | List cost |
|---|---|
| Classification or routing (600 tokens in, 10 out) | $0.0868 |
| Chat reply (2,000 in, 400 out) | $0.392 |
| Retrieval-augmented answer (8,000 in, 500 out) | $1.26 |
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Can Gimbix route to it first?
Yes. At least one host return token log probabilities for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423, which is the confidence signal Gimbix uses to let a cheaper model answer first.
Cheaper models that can answer first
Models priced below DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 that expose a confidence signal. Whether they answer your traffic as well is what a Gimbix pilot measures.
| Model | Input / output per 1M | Cheaper on a chat reply |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 14B | $0.12 / $0.24 | 14% |
| Mistral Small 3.2 24B | $0.0938 / $0.25 | 27% |
| UI-TARS 7B | $0.10 / $0.20 | 29% |
| Qwen3.5-9B | $0.10 / $0.15 | 34% |
| Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct | $0.07 / $0.28 | 36% |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | $0.08 / $0.20 | 39% |
Questions
How much does DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 cost?
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 lists at $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens on OpenRouter as of 2026-09-28. A typical chat reply of 2,000 input and 400 output tokens costs about $0.392 per 1,000 requests.
What is the context window of DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423?
1,048,576 tokens.
Can a cheaper model replace DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423?
Sometimes. Gimbix proves it on your own traffic before routing: the cheaper model must match DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 on one half of your requests and make at most three answers worse on the other.