DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs dbrx-instruct: API price and specs
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 96% cheaper than dbrx-instruct on input price.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 88% cheaper than dbrx-instruct on output price.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 95% cheaper than dbrx-instruct on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
| Field | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | dbrx-instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $0.045 | $1.26 +2700% |
| Median input, per 1M | $0.30 | $1.26 +320% |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $0.15 | $1.26 +740% |
| Median output, per 1M | $1.20 | $1.26 +5% |
| Lowest unit price | — | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $0.075 | $1.51 +1916% |
| Context | 1M | — |
| Max output | 1M | — |
| Providers | 60 | 2 +96.7% |
| Regions | APAC, EU, GLOBAL, US | — |
| Accepts | application/pdf, file, image, image/gif, image/jpeg, image/png, image/webp, pdf, text | — |
| Returns | text | — |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | yes | yes |
| Cheapest provider | openrouter | aiml |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or dbrx-instruct?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 96% cheaper than dbrx-instruct on input price. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 88% cheaper than dbrx-instruct on output price. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 95% cheaper than dbrx-instruct on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Where can I use both DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and dbrx-instruct?
aiml, nvidia