DeepSeek Flash (V4.1) vs Grok 4.5: Pricing Comparison

Compare pricing, capabilities, and costs for your LLM workloads.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek Flash (V4.1)

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Input$0.3000
Output$1.20
Cached Input$0.006000

Context & Output

Context Window1M tokens
Max Output384K tokens

Capabilities

Categorybudget
Multimodaltext
Fine-tuningNo
StreamingYes

xAI

Grok 4.5

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Input$2.00
Output$6.00
Cached Input$0.3000

Context & Output

Context Window500K tokens
Max Output32.8K tokens

Capabilities

Categoryflagship
Multimodaltext + image
Fine-tuningNo
StreamingYes

Quick Verdict

Cheaper Input Price

DeepSeek Flash (V4.1)

85.0% cheaper

Cheaper Output Price

DeepSeek Flash (V4.1)

80.0% cheaper

Larger Context Window

DeepSeek Flash (V4.1)

+500K tokens

Cost Comparison

Sample workload: 1,000,000 input tokens + 1,000,000 output tokens

DeepSeek Flash (V4.1)

$1.50

$0.3000/1M input + $1.20/1M output

Grok 4.5

$8.00

$2.00/1M input + $6.00/1M output

DeepSeek Flash (V4.1) is 81.3% cheaper for this workload.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek Flash (V4.1) or Grok 4.5?
For input tokens, DeepSeek Flash (V4.1) is cheaper at $0.3000 per 1M tokens. For output tokens, DeepSeek Flash (V4.1) is cheaper at $1.20 per 1M tokens. The overall cost depends on your workload's input/output ratio.
What is the context window size of DeepSeek Flash (V4.1) vs Grok 4.5?
DeepSeek Flash (V4.1) has a context window of 1M tokens, while Grok 4.5 has 500K tokens. DeepSeek Flash (V4.1) supports a larger context window of 1M tokens, which is beneficial for processing longer documents.

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