DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) API Provider Benchmarking & Analysis
This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best API provider of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) for your use-case.
Lowest Time per Task
Baseten (FAST)
LithosAI (ULTRA CHAT)
Inco (FAST)LithosAI (ULTRA)LithosAI (FAST)Time per Intelligence Index task (minutes)
Total 25 providers
Lowest Cost per Task
DeepInfra
GMI
WaferLithosAI
DigitalOceanCost per Intelligence Index task
Total 25 providers
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (max) is available through 25 API providers, each offering different performance characteristics and pricing. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across providers.
- For time per task, Baseten (FAST) (2.7 min), LithosAI (ULTRA CHAT) (4.7 min), and Inco (FAST) (5.8 min) finish an Intelligence Index task fastest.
- For cost per task, DeepInfra ($0.19), GMI ($0.30), and Wafer ($0.38) are the cheapest per Intelligence Index task. Cost varies up to 76.5x across providers.
Endpoint Accuracy
Endpoint Accuracy Index: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)
Pricing
Cost per Intelligence Index Task: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)
Output Speed vs. Cost per Task: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)
Speed
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Time per Intelligence Index Task: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)
Latency
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Time to First Answer Token: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)
Reliability
Share of requests the endpoint failed, across all the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Endpoint Error Rate: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)
Caching
Cache Hit Rate: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)
Cost per Task vs. Cache Hit Rate: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max)
Key Comparison Metrics & API Features
| Baseten | $1.98 | 12.8 | 100% | 38.96 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
| Baseten | $2.32 | 2.7 | 100% | 7.97 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
 Bitdeer AI | $1.03 | 8.3 | 100% | 25.89 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
 CoreWeave | $2.37 | 8.1 | 101% | 28.57 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
| DeepInfra | $0.19 | 14.1 | 101% | 46.77 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
 DeepSeek | $0.60 | 16.8 | 101% | 48.45 | 5.5% | 1M | Open | ||
| DigitalOcean | $0.45 | 9.3 | 100% | 32.18 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
 Fireworks | $1.22 | 11.0 | 100% | 29.38 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
| GMI | $0.30 | 13.0 | 101% | 32.76 | 16.2% | 1M | Open | ||
| Inco | $6.36 | 6.2 | 100% | 23.04 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
| LithosAI | $0.90 | 5.0 | n/a | 15.26 | 8.6% | 1M | Open | ||
| LithosAI | $0.90 | 7.0 | 101% | 20.58 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
| LithosAI | $0.39 | 11.7 | 101% | 35.92 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
| LithosAI | $0.65 | 7.7 | 101% | 23.48 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
 Makora | $1.24 | 8.4 | 100% | 30.24 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
 Modal | $0.57 | 12.3 | 101% | 41.54 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
 Modular | $0.84 | 12.2 | 100% | 36.77 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
 Nebius | $3.27 | 15.5 | 98% | 47.56 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
 Novita | $0.52 | 19.0 | 100% | 57.10 | 1.0% | 1M | Open | ||
 Parasail | $0.52 | 8.5 | 100% | 28.85 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
 PrimaLabs | $0.56 | 10.6 | 100% | 66.57 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
 Scaleway | $14.54 | 11.9 | n/a | 40.44 | 0.0% | 262k | Open | ||
 SiliconFlow | $0.83 | 21.5 | 101% | 71.14 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
 Together AI | $0.78 | 7.6 | 99% | 26.39 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
| Wafer | $0.38 | 10.3 | 98% | 34.65 | 0.0% | 1M | Open | ||
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) providers
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) is available through 25 API providers: Baseten, Novita, Baseten (FAST), GMI, PrimaLabs, LithosAI (ULTRA CHAT), LithosAI (ULTRA), LithosAI, LithosAI (FAST), DeepSeek, DeepInfra, Fireworks, Parasail, Together AI, Makora, Nebius, Inco (FAST), DigitalOcean, SiliconFlow, Wafer, CoreWeave, Bitdeer AI, Modal, Modular, and Scaleway. Each provider offers different performance characteristics and pricing.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) is currently available through 25 API providers that we benchmark and track.
By time per task, the fastest providers for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) are Baseten (FAST) (2.7 min), LithosAI (ULTRA CHAT) (4.7 min), and Inco (FAST) (5.8 min). Time per task divides the model's output tokens per Intelligence Index task by each provider's end-to-end output speed.
The providers with the lowest time to first answer token for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) are Baseten (FAST) (8.52s), LithosAI (ULTRA CHAT) (15.21s), and LithosAI (ULTRA) (22.27s). Lower latency means faster initial response time.
The most affordable providers for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) by blended price are DeepInfra ($0.0511 per 1M tokens), Wafer ($0.0816 per 1M tokens), and Bitdeer AI ($0.0884 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 (Max) are DeepInfra ($0.098 per 1M input tokens), Wafer ($0.13 per 1M input tokens), and Bitdeer AI ($0.14 per 1M input tokens).
The providers with the lowest output token pricing for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) are DeepInfra ($0.29 per 1M output tokens), Wafer ($0.50 per 1M output tokens), and Bitdeer AI ($0.58 per 1M output tokens).
Time per task for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) varies significantly across providers. Baseten (FAST) is the quickest at 2.7 minutes per Intelligence Index task, 8.1x quicker than SiliconFlow at 22.0 minutes.
All 25 providers of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) support JSON mode for structured output.
All 25 providers of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max) support function calling (tool use).
For DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max), Baseten (FAST) offers the best performance with the lowest time per task and lowest latency. For cost optimization, DeepInfra provides the most competitive pricing.
When choosing a provider for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (Max), consider: time per task (how quickly the provider completes an Intelligence Index task), 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 (Max)'s intelligence, capabilities, modalities, and how it compares to other models, see the model overview page. View model overview