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DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision

Experimental vision-enabled release of DeepSeek V4 Flash (open weights, MIT, 305B MoE) — the same efficiency tier with image input. DeepSeek labels it experimental; expect the id to move when a stable release lands.

Modalities

Text+Image → Text

Below release

Not established

Weights

Published

deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp

Where it sits in the catalogue Kyma measures

Every number against every text model Kyma prices per token — a stated rule, not a chosen line-up.

Price · input#16/71

$0.2514

output $0.7542

median $1.013 · best $0.0494

Price · output#13/70

$0.7542

per 1M tokens generated

median $3.531 · best $0.218

Availability · 30d#32/47

99.11%

337 observations since 2026-09-03

median 100.0% · best 100.0%

Throughput

76 tok/s

from traffic, 7d — real prompts, not a probe

median 39.4 tok/s · best 66.8 tok/s

Response time

7.14 s

from traffic, 7d — real prompts, not a probe

median 1.51 s · best 1.11 s

Context

1.05M

max output 384,000

published by DeepSeek, not measured here

Tick above each rail is this model, below it the other 70. Dashed rule is the field median, solid is its best. Better is left; the axis stops at the 90th percentile, so a few models sit past its right edge.

Usage

How much this model is actually called here.

Rank

#23

of 100 active models

Tokens served

27.1M

all-time

Platform share

0.6%

of all tokens

Tokens · last 15 daysOct 5 → Oct 19

How it behaves under real clients

The same model answering different prompt shapes — measured, not benchmarked.

ClientRequestsTokensThroughputTo first tokenp95 totalCompleted
Node.js App24216.4M63 tok/s2.41 s44 s100%
Java/Kotlin App12310.9M86 tok/s1.81 s67 s100%

Grouped by the client that sent the request. Not a benchmark: the same model on different prompt shapes. Throughput and time-to-first-token are medians; p95 is the slowest response in twenty. 3 clients under 100 requests not shown.

Pricing

Pay per token. Cached input bills at this model’s own cached rate, listed below.

$0.2514 /1M input$0.7542 /1M output
Hobby10 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$0.26/mo
Production1,000 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$26.40/mo
Scale20,000 req/day · 2K in / 500 out
~$528/mo
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Estimated monthly cost

$26.40

$0.8799 / day on DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision

Same workload on:

DeepSeek V4 Flash$11.37-57%
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash$11.00-58%

Estimates use list pricing. Actual bills depend on real token counts, and every response includes its exact cost.

How it compares

Against the peers people actually weigh it against.

SpecDeepSeek V4 Flash VisionDeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Input /1M$0.2514$0.1264$0.1048
Output /1M$0.7542$0.2526$0.3141
Context1M1M1M
ToolsYesYesYes
ReasoningYesYesYes
Throughput76 tok/s22 tok/s36 tok/s

Quick start

Up and running in under two minutes.

  1. 1

    Create an API key

    Sign up and grab a key from the dashboard — $0.50 free credit on the free tier, which covers DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision. No card required.

    Get API key →
  2. 2

    Make your first request

    Drop in your key and send a chat completion — fully OpenAI-compatible.

    curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "model": "deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp",
        "messages": [
          {"role": "user", "content": "Explain prompt caching in one paragraph."}
        ]
      }'
  3. 3

    Stream responses

    Add "stream": true to receive tokens as they arrive.

    curl https://kymaapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
      -d '{
        "model": "deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp",
        "stream": true,
        "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
      }'

FAQ

Common questions about this model.

What is the context window of DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision?

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision has a 1M-token context window — roughly 1542 pages of text in a single request.

How much does the DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision API cost?

$0.2514 per 1M input tokens and $0.7542 per 1M output tokens. No subscription; you pay only for what you use.

Does DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision support function calling?

Yes — DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision supports tool/function calling and structured outputs (JSON mode), so it works with agent frameworks out of the box.

Are the weights for DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision publicly available?

Yes. DeepSeek publishes DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision's weights as deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp, so you can download and run the model yourself (https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp, read 2026-09-04). Kyma serves it because it is convenient and has failover behind it, not because it is the only way to reach it.

Is DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ever served below the precision its creator released it at?

Kyma cannot say. Answering it needs the precision DeepSeek released DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision in, and we could not source that from DeepSeek's own material — so there is nothing to compare a route against. We publish "not established" rather than reading a low format as a downgrade: on several models in this catalogue a low format is exactly how the creator ships it.

How do I use DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision?

Kyma is OpenAI-compatible: point your SDK's base URL at https://kymaapi.com/v1, use your Kyma API key, and set the model to deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp. Signing up is free and includes $0.50 of credit on the free tier, which covers this model — no card required.

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