deepseek-v4-flash vs gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14
Input price
$0.14
$0.40
Output price
$0.28
$1.60
Context window
1049K
1048K
Throughput
120 tok/s
169 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
97.6%
Cost / task
$0.000
$0.002
Efficiency score
96
96
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
DEEPSEEK-V4-FL
GPT-4.1-MINI-2
Chat assistant
$75.60
$312.00
RAG / long context
$193.20
$624.00
Agent / tool use
$201.60
$864.00
Efficiency score: deepseek-v4-flash
Across price, speed and reliability, deepseek-v4-flash offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is deepseek-v4-flash or gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14 cheaper?+
deepseek-v4-flash has the lower input price — $0.14 vs $0.40 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, deepseek-v4-flash or gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14?+
Across price, speed and reliability, deepseek-v4-flash offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.