DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: price cut input $0.300 → $0.0060 per 1M tokens (-98 %), output $1.20 → $0.500 per 1M tokens (-58 %)
On the listed price of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 changed: input $0.300 → $0.0060 per 1M tokens (-98 %); output $1.20 → $0.500 per 1M tokens (-58 %). A later check on confirmed it. Prices as listed in the United States.
What changed
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is cheaper on the provider's own price list. Source: price page as read.
What it does to a task
Standard tasks, visible output only, no cache discount; month = 20 tasks an hour around the clock.
| Task | Per task, before | Per task, now | Per month, before | Per month, now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 · Micro-task (classification or strict JSON extraction) | $0.0007 | $0.0001 | $10.07 | $1.59 |
| L2 · Deep analysis over a 50,000-token document | $0.051 | $0.0025 | $748.98 | $35.83 |
| L3 · Agentic coding loop, 15 steps | $0.405 | $0.012 | $5,919.57 | $180.94 |
Same task on other models
The L2 task on other models we follow closely, at today's prices:
- Anthropic: Claude Haiku 5.5 — $0.017 per L2 task
- Mistral: Mistral Large 4 — $0.118 per L2 task
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