deepseek-v4-flash pricing and alternatives

Paid / limited

Available from Ollama Cloud

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 Benchmark-backed score

Fast DeepSeek V4 lane for economical reasoning, coding, and long-context work

Paid / limitedOpenAI compatibleReasoningTool callingJSON modeTextReasoning

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API Details

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Base URL

https://api.ollama.com

Model ID

deepseek-v4-flash:preview

API format OpenAI-style

Technical Details

deepseek-v4-flash specifications

Provider and model catalog

Context window 1.0M

Max output 131K

Status Online

Family deepseek-flash

Knowledge cutoff 2025-05

Released Apr 24, 2026

Last updated Aug 8, 2026

Free listing since Jul 31, 2026

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Capabilities reasoning, tool calling, structured output, temperature control

Open weights Yes

Weights Hugging Face

External benchmark references

Benchmark	Score	Metric	Date
SWE-Bench Verified	79	resolved	Not listed

AI Recommendation

Should you use deepseek-v4-flash?

deepseek-v4-flash is listed for chat workloads and supports a 1.0M context window.

Use the comparison and availability sections before choosing this listing, because it is not currently marked as free.

Best for

Chat

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Long context window
Reasoning mode listed
Tool calling support
Structured JSON output

Watch outs

No current free listing on this provider
Free-tier rate limits apply
Vision support is not listed

Benchmark Overview

Benchmark signals for deepseek-v4-flash

Measured data

Intelligence General reasoning and instruction following

40.3/100

Coding Programming and code generation

56.2/100

Agentic Tool use and multi-step tasks

31.1/100

Speed Observed generation speed

103 tok/s

Context Maximum listed context window

1.0M

Pricing

deepseek-v4-flash pricing per 1M tokens

Provider pricing

Input $0.14 per 1M tokens

Output $0.28 per 1M tokens

Free access Not listed Ollama Cloud

Rate limit Session/weekly limits (unpublished) provider policy

Availability

deepseek-v4-flash availability by provider

2 alternatives

We found 3 provider listings for deepseek-v4-flash. Check model ID, quota, pricing, and API format before switching providers.

Provider	Model listing	Access	Context	API	Limits
Ollama Cloud	deepseek-v4-flash	Paid	1.0M	OpenAI-style	Session/weekly limits (unpublished)
NVIDIA NIM	deepseek-ai/deepseek-v4-flash	Free tier	1.0M	OpenAI-style	Up to 40 RPM
ModelScope	deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash	Free tier	8K	Native	Varies

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Compare

deepseek-v4-flash alternatives to consider

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Model	Provider	Context	Access
deepseek-ai/deepseek-v4-flash	NVIDIA NIM	1.0M	Free tier
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash	ModelScope	8K	Free tier
minimax-m3	Ollama Cloud	1.0M	Free tier
gpt-oss:20b	Ollama Cloud	131K	Free tier
nemotron-3-ultra	Ollama Cloud	262K	Free tier

Typical Use Cases

deepseek-v4-flash use cases

Chat

deepseek-v4-flash is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

FAQ

deepseek-v4-flash free API FAQ

Is deepseek-v4-flash free to use?

deepseek-v4-flash is not currently marked as free on Ollama Cloud.

What is the deepseek-v4-flash model ID?

The model ID shown in this catalog is deepseek-v4-flash:preview.

What are the deepseek-v4-flash free tier rate limits on Ollama Cloud?

The listed free tier limit is Session/weekly limits (unpublished). Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.

What context window does deepseek-v4-flash support?

The listed context window is 1.0M tokens with up to 131K output tokens.

More about deepseek-v4-flash

Fast DeepSeek model for efficient chat, coding help, and agent loops

For API keys, setup steps, and provider-level limits, see the Ollama Cloud provider page.