DeepSeek
DeepSeek Chat
DeepSeek chat model for instruction following, coding, and analysis
- Context
- 1M
- Max output
- 384K
- Input / 1M
- $0.14
- Output / 1M
- $0.28
- Output speed
- —
Accepts
- Text input
Produces
- Text output
AI model comparison
Compare recorded price, context, output limits, speed, latency, capabilities, and input/output support. Every missing value stays visible, and unsourced benchmarks are excluded.
DeepSeek Chat and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 both come up when teams are choosing a model for production work, and the honest answer usually depends on your workload rather than a leaderboard. This page puts their published specifications side by side — context window, token pricing, supported inputs and outputs — so you can see where they actually differ.
DeepSeek
DeepSeek chat model for instruction following, coding, and analysis
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DeepSeek
Official DeepSeek V4 Flash release with enhanced agentic capabilities and integrated DSpark speculative decoding
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Produces
At a glance
This is a directional summary of the values recorded in this directory—not a universal quality verdict. Test the finalists on your own prompts before committing.
Where DeepSeek Chat leads in recorded data
Where DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 leads in recorded data
No complete recorded factor currently favors this model. That does not establish lower real-world quality.
Context capacity
Higher listed limit
DeepSeek Chat:1M
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731:1M
Same recorded value
Maximum output
Higher listed limit
DeepSeek Chat:384K
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731:384K
Same recorded value
Input price
Lower recorded price
DeepSeek Chat:$0.14
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731:$0.16
DeepSeek Chat
Output price
Lower recorded price
DeepSeek Chat:$0.28
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731:$0.40
DeepSeek Chat
Output speed
Higher recorded throughput
DeepSeek Chat:—
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731:—
No complete comparison
Time to first token
Lower recorded latency
DeepSeek Chat:—
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731:—
No complete comparison
Intelligence Index
Higher directory index
DeepSeek Chat:—
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731:—
No complete comparison
Evidence
A score appears only when both records include a verified source. It is not treated as a universal ranking.
Specifications
| Specification | DeepSeek Chat | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | DeepSeek | DeepSeek |
| Model family | deepseek | deepseek-flash |
| Accepted inputs | text | text |
| Produced outputs | text | text |
| Context window | 1M | 1M |
| Max output | 384K | 384K |
| Intelligence Index | — | — |
| Input price / 1M | $0.14Recorded lead | $0.16 |
| Output price / 1M | $0.28Recorded lead | $0.40 |
| Output speed | — | — |
| Time to first token | — | — |
| Reasoning mode | Not documented | Documented |
| Tool calling | Documented | Documented |
| Image input | Not documented | Not documented |
| Audio input | Not documented | Not documented |
| Structured output | Not documented | Documented |
| License | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | Dec 1, 2025 | Jul 31, 2026 |
Workload guidance
On the published numbers, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 accepts the larger context window and DeepSeek Chat is cheaper per input token. Which matters more depends on whether your bottleneck is document size or spend — the table above has the exact figures.
Provenance
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DeepSeek Chat
DeepSeek · model record and recorded source
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
DeepSeek · model record and recorded source
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