DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning) API Provider Benchmarking & Analysis
This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best API provider of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning) for your use-case.
Fastest
Inco (FAST)Output speed
Total 2 providers
Lowest Latency
Inco (FAST)Time to first token
Total 2 providers
Lowest Price
DeepSeekInco (FAST)Blended price (per 1M tokens)
Total 2 providers
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (non-reasoning) is available through 2 API providers, each offering different performance characteristics and pricing. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across providers.
- For output speed, the top providers are Inco (FAST) (1,486.0 t/s).
- For latency, Inco (FAST) (1.15s) offer the lowest time to first token.
- For pricing, DeepSeek (0.18) and Inco (FAST) (0.37) offer the lowest blended prices per 1M tokens.
- Inco (FAST) offers the best performance with both the highest speed and lowest latency. For cost optimization, DeepSeek provides the most competitive pricing.
Update: Default performance benchmarking workload has updated to 10k input tokens to better reflect production use cases. You can still select different workloads above.
Pricing
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning)
Cost per Intelligence Index Task: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning)
Output Speed vs. Price: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning)
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning)
Time per Intelligence Index Task: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning)
Cost per Task vs. Time per Task: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning)
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Time to First Token: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning)
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning)
Key Comparison Metrics & API Features
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning) providers
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning) is available through 2 API providers: DeepSeek and Inco (FAST). Each provider offers different performance characteristics and pricing.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning) is currently available through 2 API providers that we benchmark and track.
The fastest provider for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning) by output speed is Inco (FAST) (1,486.0 t/s). Output speed measures how quickly tokens are generated after the model starts responding.
The provider with the lowest time to first token for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning) is Inco (FAST) (1.15s). Lower latency means faster initial response time.
The most affordable providers for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning) by blended price are DeepSeek ($0.18 per 1M tokens) and Inco (FAST) ($0.37 per 1M tokens). Blended price uses a 7:2:1 cache hit/input/output token ratio.
The providers with the lowest input token pricing for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning) are DeepSeek ($0.30 per 1M input tokens) and Inco (FAST) ($0.60 per 1M input tokens).
The providers with the lowest output token pricing for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning) are DeepSeek ($1.20 per 1M output tokens) and Inco (FAST) ($2.40 per 1M output tokens).
Prices for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning) vary up to 2.0x across providers. The most affordable is DeepSeek at $0.18 per 1M tokens, while Inco (FAST) charges $0.37 per 1M tokens.
All 2 providers of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning) support JSON mode for structured output.
All 2 providers of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning) support function calling (tool use).
For DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning), Inco (FAST) offers the best performance with highest speed and lowest latency. For cost optimization, DeepSeek provides the most competitive pricing.
When choosing a provider for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning), consider: output speed (for throughput-intensive tasks), latency (for interactive applications requiring quick first responses), pricing (for cost-sensitive workloads), and API features like JSON mode or function calling.
Yes, provider performance can vary over time due to infrastructure changes, load balancing, and updates. We continuously benchmark all providers and display historical performance trends in the "Over Time" charts.
For information about DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Non-reasoning)'s intelligence, capabilities, modalities, and how it compares to other models, see the model overview page. View model overview