DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 API pricing
$0.045 in, $0.18 out per million tokens, 85% under DeepSeek's list price.
deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017managed routeOpenAI SDK
Price · per million tokens, USD
| Tokens | DeepSeek list price | UplinkSwitch | Saving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.30 | $0.045 | -85% |
| Cached input | $0.006 | $0.0018 | -70% |
| Output | $1.20 | $0.18 | -85% |
List price: DeepSeek's published rate, read October 2026. Same price on every host.
Real-model check: Same fingerprint since Oct 19
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 specs
- Context window
- 1,048,576 tokens
- Max output
- 393,216 tokens
- Input
- text and image
- Released
- October 17, 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 API · base URL and key
Python · OpenAI SDK
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1",
api_key="sk-uplink-live-...",
)
completion = client.chat.completions.create(
model="deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Summarize this in one line."}],
)
print(completion.choices[0].message.content)TypeScript · OpenAI SDK
import OpenAI from 'openai';
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: 'https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1',
apiKey: 'sk-uplink-live-...',
});
const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: 'deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017',
messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Summarize this in one line.' }],
});
console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content);curl
curl https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1/chat/completions \
-H "authorization: Bearer sk-uplink-live-..." \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'What would it cost? · paste a prompt, priced before you send it
Input is counted at about 4 characters per token.
Cheapest first. A real request is billed on the provider's own token count. Same estimate as JSON: POST https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1/estimate, no key needed.
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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 questions
- How much does the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 API cost?
- $0.045 per million input tokens and $0.18 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.0018. DeepSeek's list price is $0.30 and $1.20, so this is 85% under DeepSeek's list price.
- Is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 free?
- It is pay as you go: prepaid credit from $10, with no subscription or monthly fee, billed per token. A 1,000-token prompt with a 500-token reply costs about $0.0001.
- What is the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 context window?
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has a 1,048,576-token context window, with up to 393,216 output tokens per request. It takes text and image input.
- What is the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 model id?
- deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017. Send it as the model through the OpenAI SDK with base URL https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1.
- Is it the real DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?
- Every day each model gets the same test prompt, and a model always counts that prompt the same way; a swapped one would not. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017's latest result: Same fingerprint since Oct 19.