DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Kimi K2 Thinking: API price and specs
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 89% cheaper than Kimi K2 Thinking on input price.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 92% cheaper than Kimi K2 Thinking on output price.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 91% cheaper than Kimi K2 Thinking on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has a 300% larger context than Kimi K2 Thinking.
| Field | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | Kimi K2 Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $0.045 | $0.40 +788.9% |
| Median input, per 1M | $0.30 | $0.60 +100% |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $0.15 | $2.00 +1233.3% |
| Median output, per 1M | $1.20 | $2.50 +108.3% |
| Lowest unit price | — | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $0.075 | $0.80 +966.7% |
| Context | 1M | 262K +75% |
| Max output | 1M | 262K +75% |
| Providers | 60 | 19 +68.3% |
| Regions | APAC, EU, GLOBAL, US | US |
| Accepts | application/pdf, file, image, image/gif, image/jpeg, image/png, image/webp, pdf, text | text |
| Returns | text | text |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | yes | no |
| Cheapest provider | openrouter | opencode |
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.
Providers selling both
302ai, aihubmix, aiml, deepinfra, edenai, google-vertex, huggingface, hyper, io-net, kilo, meganova, novita, opencode, openrouter, trustedrouter, zenmux
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or Kimi K2 Thinking?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 89% cheaper than Kimi K2 Thinking on input price. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 92% cheaper than Kimi K2 Thinking on output price. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is 91% cheaper than Kimi K2 Thinking on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or Kimi K2 Thinking?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: 1M tokens; Kimi K2 Thinking: 262K tokens.
Where can I use both DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Kimi K2 Thinking?
302ai, aihubmix, aiml, deepinfra, edenai, google-vertex, huggingface, hyper, io-net, kilo, meganova, novita, opencode, openrouter, trustedrouter, zenmux