DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 API

DeepSeek's DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, through an OpenAI-compatible API. 7 providers quote it now, and each request goes to the offer with the lowest estimated charge that meets your rules.

Providers compete for each request. The exchange ranks the offers that meet your rules by estimated charge. It fixes your maximum charge before the first token, and you pay for the tokens that the model uses.
The OpenAI and Anthropic APIs. Use the OpenAI or Anthropic SDK that you have. Set the base URL and your key, and send deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017 as the model.
Your data rules. Send x-liquid-retention: none and only offers whose provider does not keep your content compete for the request.

Facts

Model name: deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017
Maker: DeepSeek
Context window: 262.1K · 1M tokens
Input price: $0.047 to $0.690 per million tokens
Output price: $0.174 to $2.050 per million tokens
Providers: 7 independent providers
Regions: eu, global, uk, us, us-east

Providers

Munito AI: global, $0.047 input and $0.174 output per million tokens, $0.00094 cache read per million tokens, 1M tokens of context
Valar: us-east, $0.048 input and $0.178 output per million tokens, $0.0048 cache read per million tokens, 1M tokens of context
blackfuel: global, $0.049 input and $0.196 output per million tokens, $0.0098 cache read per million tokens, 1M tokens of context
Boundless: us, $0.080 input and $0.350 output per million tokens, $0.0016 cache read per million tokens, 1M tokens of context
umans-ai: uk, $0.150 input and $0.600 output per million tokens, $0.028 cache read per million tokens, 262.1K tokens of context
EmpirioLabs AI: global, $0.200 input and $0.800 output per million tokens, $0.020 cache read per million tokens, 1M tokens of context
SOKKAN: eu, $0.690 input and $2.050 output per million tokens, $0.140 cache read per million tokens, 262.1K tokens of context

Scores

Intelligence: 32.6, #13 of 41
HLE: 43.3, #23 of 273
AA-LCR: 82.7, #21 of 237
SciCode: 55.9, #23 of 123

Scores: Artificial Analysis (https://artificialanalysis.ai/)

Request

curl https://router.inference.ai.exchange/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LIQUID_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017",
    "messages": [{"role":"user","content":"Say hello."}]
  }'

Questions

What is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is a model from DeepSeek.
How much does DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 cost?: Offers now ask $0.047 to $0.690 per million input tokens and $0.174 to $2.050 per million output tokens. A job pays for the tokens it uses. The exchange picks the cheapest eligible offer.
What is the context length of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?: The largest offer takes 1,048,576 input tokens. A smaller offer can take less. The exchange skips an offer that cannot take your message.
What can DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 do?: Its providers list Vision, Reasoning budget, Reasoning effort, JSON object, JSON schema, Frequency penalty, Logit bias, Log probabilities, Min-p sampling, Presence penalty, Repetition penalty, Seed, Stop sequences, Top-k sampling, Top-p sampling, Text, Tools.
What inputs and outputs does DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 support?: Text · Images → Text.
Which providers serve DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?: 7 independent providers quote it now, with 7 offers. The table above ranks them by the cost of a typical job.
How do I call DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017?: Send "deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017" as the model in an OpenAI or Anthropic request. The API section links to setup steps for each client.
When was DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 listed?: The exchange first listed it on 10/17/2026. This is not its release date.