25% offDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 API
DeepSeek·Vision
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is the October 17, 2026 snapshot of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, served by DeepSeek under the `deepseek-flash` API model name. V4.1 Flash is a sparse mixture-of-experts model...
Pricing
Cheapest live price, per 1 million tokens.
Input / 1M tokens
$0.090 OpenRouter
Output / 1M tokens
$0.336 OpenRouter
Cache read / 1M
Repeated prompt prefixes
Cache read is the discounted rate for repeated prompt prefixes (system prompts, agent context).
Capabilities · 8
Specifications
- Context window
- 1.0M
- Max output
- 393K
- Type
- Vision
- Creator
- DeepSeek
- Live sellers
- 1
- Requests / 24h
- 35
Estimated monthly cost
30 days at the cheapest live price.
Quick start
OpenAI-compatible — change the base URL and key. Get a key from the dashboard.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.qubax.ai/v1",
api_key="YOUR_QUBAX_API_KEY",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)About DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is a multimodal language model developed by DeepSeek. It's particularly well-suited for analyzing images, screenshots, and visual content, tackling complex, multi-step reasoning problems, orchestrating tool-using agents that call APIs and external services, producing structured outputs for reliable data extraction and handling large contexts of up to 1.0M tokens. Its 1.0M-token context window means you can pass in entire documents, codebases, or conversation histories without losing context. It can write up to 393K tokens in a single response.
As of Oct 17, 2026, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 costs $0.068 per 1M input tokens and $0.270 per 1M output tokens on Qubax, versus $0.090 / $0.336 on OpenRouter (25% less on input). A typical 1,000 chat requests (2K tokens in, 500 out) come to about $0.27. Pay with USDC, USDT, BTC, ETH or 200+ other coins — no credit card required.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 API cost?
On Qubax, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 costs $0.068 per 1M input tokens and $0.270 per 1M output tokens. This is 25% cheaper than OpenRouter's price of $0.090 per 1M input tokens.
Is the DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 API compatible with OpenAI?
Yes. Qubax provides an OpenAI-compatible API. You can use DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 as a drop-in replacement by changing your base URL to https://api.qubax.ai/v1 and using your Qubax API key. It works with Cline, Cursor, OpenCode, Hermes Agent, and any tool that supports OpenAI APIs.
Why is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 cheaper on Qubax than OpenRouter?
Qubax sources AI inference from an open compute marketplace on the Base blockchain where GPU providers compete on price. We pass the savings to you — 25% cheaper than OpenRouter's price for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017.
How do I pay for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 API usage?
Qubax uses prepaid crypto credits. Top up with USDC, USDT, BTC, ETH, SOL or 200+ other coins and your balance is deducted as you use the API. No credit card or KYC required.
What is the context window of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 supports a context window of 1.0M tokens, allowing you to process large documents, codebases, or long conversations in a single request.
What can I build with DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?
You can use DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 to analyze images and visual content, tackle complex multi-step reasoning tasks, build autonomous agents that call external tools and APIs, generate structured JSON output for data pipelines and process long documents and entire codebases. Because it's served through Qubax's OpenAI-compatible API, integration into existing apps, agents, or workflows takes just a few lines of code.
How fast and reliable is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 on Qubax?
Responses stream token by token. Latency depends on the provider and prompt length.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Qwen 3.6 35B A3B (E2EE): which should I choose?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 by DeepSeek and Qwen 3.6 35B A3B (E2EE) by Alibaba are both strong models in a similar price tier. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 excels at complex reasoning and supports vision/image inputs. Qwen 3.6 35B A3B (E2EE) comes from a different lab and may have different strengths depending on your workload. On Qubax, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 starts at $0.068/1M input tokens while Qwen 3.6 35B A3B (E2EE) comes in at $0.066/1M, so Qwen 3.6 35B A3B (E2EE) may be worth considering if you need to minimize per-token cost. Both are available on Qubax with crypto payments and OpenAI-compatible APIs, so you can try each and switch freely.
Can I use DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 for commercial projects?
Yes. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 on Qubax can be used for commercial purposes. You own the outputs you generate. Qubax provides the API infrastructure — you bring your use case.
Why use DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 on Qubax?
25% cheaper
Providers compete on price — you get the cheapest healthy seller.
Pay with crypto
200+ coins (BTC, ETH, SOL, USDT, USDC). No card, no KYC.
OpenAI & Anthropic compatible
Drop-in base URL. Works with Cline, Cursor, Claude Code, OpenAI and Anthropic SDKs.