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DeepSeek V4 Flash

Built by DeepSeek · Asia · China · First tracked 31 Jul 2026 · Pricing verified 11 Aug 2026
#1Global rank
14.04%Routed share
▲ 3places upThis week
2 weeks ranked · 1 in top 3Streak
#1Peak rank
Low costPrice position
Model economics
Input
$0.080
/ 1M tokens
Output
$0.18
/ 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.016
/ 1M tokens
Free tier
on OpenRouter
Context window
1M
tokens
Weights
Open weights
license basis

Live per-token pricing via OpenRouter, verified 11 Aug 2026. Batch and long-context tiers are not published in the feed, so they are omitted rather than estimated.

What would it cost you?
Estimated monthly cost
$0
Input (uncached)$0
Cached input$0
Output$0
$0 per completed task

An estimate from published per-token pricing and your assumptions. Actual costs vary by provider and usage tier.

Compare the same workload
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Same workload as the calculator above, at each model's current price. Monthly USD.

Price and adoption

Routed-token share over time. A price line joins it as real changes are recorded.

0%5%10%15% 14.04% 4 Aug 2026: 5.93%11 Aug 2026: 14.04% 4 Aug11 Aug
All 2 tracked weeks · 4 Aug to 11 Aug. Longer periods open as the record grows.
Price-to-adoption position
High-growth challenger

Low cost · adoption rising. Observed relationship, not proof of causation.

Speed & reliability
98.07%Availability (30d)
1.93%Error / downtime

Median provider uptime across OpenRouter endpoints, last 30 days. Latency and throughput are not published by the source and are not estimated here.

Capabilities
Context window1M
Reasoning Supported
Tool calling Supported
Structured output Supported
Image input Not supported
Audio input Not supported
Video input Not supported
Open weights Yes
API availability Yes
Commercial licenseVerify terms with the provider
At a glance
Observed by yellow3
Current rank
#1
Peak rank
#1
Routed share
14.04%
Peak share
14.04%
Weeks ranked
2
First tracked
31 Jul 2026
Region of origin
Asia · China
Model facts
Provider
DeepSeek
Model family
Not publicly disclosed
Release date
Not publicly disclosed
Type
Text
Modalities
text
Context window
1M tokens
Weights
Open weight
License
Not publicly disclosed
Why it is moving
Observed data

In the week ending 11 Aug 2026, DeepSeek V4 Flash rose 3 places to #1 with 14.04% of routed tokens and a peak rank of #1.

yellow3 analysis

A sourced weekly interpretation of what is driving this model's routing is added as the record accumulates. yellow3 does not publish a reason for movement unless the routed-traffic data or a cited source supports it.

Rank history
Week endingRankRouted shareΔ shareMovementRegion rankStatus
11 Aug 2026#114.04%+8.11▲ 3places up#1ranked
4 Aug 2026#45.93%NEW#4NEW
Price history
DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MChangeSource
9 Aug 2026$0.080$0.18▲ 0%OpenRouter listed price
1 Aug 2026$0.090$0.18▼ 36%OpenRouter listed price
25 Jul 2026$0.14$0.28▲ 49%OpenRouter listed price
24 Jul 2026$0.094$0.19▼ 4%OpenRouter listed price
21 Jul 2026$0.098$0.20▲ 4%OpenRouter listed price
20 Jul 2026$0.094$0.19▼ 4%OpenRouter listed price
14 Jul 2026$0.098$0.20▲ 9%OpenRouter listed price
12 Jul 2026$0.090$0.18OpenRouter listed price
Milestones
  • 31 Jul 2026First trackedDerived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
  • 4 Aug 2026Entered top 20Derived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
  • 4 Aug 2026Entered top 10Derived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
  • 11 Aug 2026Entered top 3Derived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
  • 11 Aug 2026Reached number oneDerived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
  • 11 Aug 2026Peak routed share 14.04%Derived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
  • 11 Aug 2026Biggest weekly rise +3 placesDerived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
Sources & methodology

Region reflects where the model's developer is headquartered. Figures are OpenRouter routing traffic, aggregated over a trailing seven days - developer routing behaviour, not the whole market.

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