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DeepSeek V4 Flash

Fast, cheap, general-purpose coding & chat model

A lighter active-parameter model that responds instantly. Fastest and most economical for everyday chat, quick code edits, and repetitive tool-calling work.

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Single price — no hidden costs

Parameters: 284B total · 13B active (MoE)
License: MIT (open-weight)
Context: 1M tokens
Max output: 384K tokens
Tool calling: Supported (parallel)
Input: $0.14 / 1M tokens
Output: $0.28 / 1M tokens
Cache Read /M: $0.0028 / 1M tokens
30-day uptime: 99.95%
Time to first response: ~400ms
Throughput: ~90 tok/s

Measured by meshcode across our own infrastructure — redundancy means uptime holds even if one upstream has issues.

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Good fit for

Everyday chat Quick code edits Repetitive tool-calling automation Fast Q&A

Code example

curl https://api.meshcode.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MESHCODE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek-v4-flash",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'

FAQ

Which company built this model? expand_more

DeepSeek develops and operates this model directly. meshcode contracts API access and passes calls straight through.

Are there any hidden costs? expand_more

No. The input/output prices shown here are the whole story — no subscription fee, no minimum commitment. You're only charged for what you use, deducted from your wallet balance.