DeepSeek · Flagship
DeepSeek V4 1 Flash
deepseek/deepseek-v4-1-flash — DeepSeek's flagship model, accessible through Leanroute's OpenAI-compatible AI Gateway. Pay provider list price with zero per-request markup; flat $15/mo BYOK subscription covers the platform fee.
Pricing snapshot: October 2026. Re-validated monthly against the upstream DeepSeek pricing page.
Pricing
| Type | Off-peak | Peak (2×) |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.150 | $0.300 |
| Cached input (98% off) | $0.0030 | $0.0060 |
| Output tokens | $0.600 | $1.20 |
x-gateway-time-tier: peak tells you when a request landed in the peak window.Leanroute's markup: $0. You pay the provider list price above, plus a flat $15/mo BYOK subscription (or 5% at top-up for prepaid credits). Compare pricing at /calculator.
Capabilities
Example request
curl https://api.leanroute.dev/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $LEANROUTE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "deepseek/deepseek-v4-1-flash",
"messages": [
{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello, DeepSeek V4 1 Flash!" }
]
}'OpenAI-wire-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at api.leanroute.dev/v1 and set model: "deepseek/deepseek-v4-1-flash". Full endpoint reference at /docs/api.
Other DeepSeek models
- DeepSeek V4 Pro$0.660/$1.98 · Premium Reasoning
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- Doubao Seed 2.1 Turbo$0.417/$2.08 · Doubao (ByteDance)
- GLM 4.5 Airx$1.10/$4.50 · GLM (Z.AI)
Leanroute's router picks the cheapest same-tier model automatically when cheaper-model routing is on. Config at /dashboard/settings.
See also: Full model catalog · API reference · Savings calculator · Leanroute pricing