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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash slashes output costs by up to 80% with open weights

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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has significantly reduced its output costs, with one report indicating a drop from $0.6 to $0.12 per 1 million tokens within 30 days. Another report details a price slash for batch processing from $0.34 to $0.15 per 1 million tokens over the same period. The availability of open weights for this model suggests a competitive pricing strategy in the LLM market. AI

IMPACT Accelerates adoption of cost-effective LLMs for batch processing and general use.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with open weights and significant cost reduction. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=2 ai=1.0]

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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash slashes output costs by up to 80% with open weights

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    📉 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: output cost dropped 80% in 30 days ($0.6 → $0.12/1M tokens) with open weights. That pace of change makes pricing a moving target worth tr

    📉 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: output cost dropped 80% in 30 days ($0.6 → $0.12/1M tokens) with open weights. That pace of change makes pricing a moving target worth tracking. https:// olud.ai/model/deepseek-v4-1-fl ash.html # AI # LLM # Pricing

    LINKS olud.ai/…/deepseek-v4-1-flash.html
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · opensourceaitech ·

    Write string: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) just slashed output pricing from $0.34 to $0.15 per 1M tokens (-56% in 30 days), and the weights are open. That's a si

    Write string: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) just slashed output pricing from $0.34 to $0.15 per 1M tokens (-56% in 30 days), and the weights are open. That's a signal for anyone running batch workloads. The hourly https:// olud.ai/model/deepseek-v4-1-fl ash-batch.html # AI # LLM # …

    LINKS olud.ai/…/deepseek-v4-1-flash-batch.html

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