DeepSeek V4 Flash cut across 3 hosts, by up to 53% at Inceptron (input)
Published 26 September 2026
Price move, per 1M tokens
- Inceptron · input↓ 53%$0.083 → $0.039
- Inceptron · output↓ 44%$0.48 → $0.27
- Inceptron · cache read↓ 40%$0.050 → $0.030
- Sail Research · input↓ 28%$0.0300 → $0.0215
- Sail Research · output↓ 45%$0.55 → $0.30
- Sail Research · cache read↓ 13%$0.016 → $0.014
- Relace · input↓ 30%$0.030 → $0.021
- Relace · outputunchanged$0.32 → $0.32
- Relace · cache readunchanged$0.016 → $0.016
- Sail Research (US region) · input↓ 25%$0.0300 → $0.0225
- Sail Research (US region) · output↓ 24%$0.55 → $0.42
- Sail Research (US region) · cache read↓ 25%$0.016 → $0.012
| host | rate | was | now | change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inceptron | input | $0.083 | $0.039 | ↓ 53% |
| Inceptron | output | $0.48 | $0.27 | ↓ 44% |
| Inceptron | cache read | $0.050 | $0.030 | ↓ 40% |
| Sail Research | input | $0.0300 | $0.0215 | ↓ 28% |
| Sail Research | output | $0.55 | $0.30 | ↓ 45% |
| Sail Research | cache read | $0.016 | $0.014 | ↓ 13% |
| Relace | input | $0.030 | $0.021 | ↓ 30% |
| Relace | output | $0.32 | $0.32 | — |
| Relace | cache read | $0.016 | $0.016 | — |
| Sail Research (US region) | input | $0.0300 | $0.0225 | ↓ 25% |
| Sail Research (US region) | output | $0.55 | $0.42 | ↓ 24% |
| Sail Research (US region) | cache read | $0.016 | $0.012 | ↓ 25% |
Inceptron input: ↓ 53%Sail Research output: ↓ 45%Relace input: ↓ 30%Sail Research (US region) input and cache read: ↓ 25%
If you buy
Existing users at this host should re-check their usage and caching setup, since the lower rates now suit steady, high-volume work that was previously harder to justify.
The model
DeepSeek V4 Flashopen the model →
Open weights290.9B parameters1049K context33 hosts
intelligence65th of 168 writing57th of 168 coding64th of 168 agents20th of 55
DeepSeek V4 Flash is a downloadable text model with a permissive licence, built for long-document work where the bill matters more than peak quality. Its measured quality is weak on the LiveBench boards and mid-pack on the Arena boards, so treat it as a cheap workhorse rather than a quality leader.
Source
Read on openrouter.ai · we published this on 26 September 2026.
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