DeepseekFastReleased 21 August 2026
V4 Flash Vision Exp pricing, context and benchmark
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is an experimental vision-enabled version of [DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731](https://openrouter.ai/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731) from DeepSeek, adding image understanding while matching the base model on text capabilities including agents,...
1.05M
Input context
944K
Output context
$0.216
Official input
$0.647
Official output
n/a
AA index
01 · Model Overview
Everything that matters, in one table
Context, pricing, cache, modalities and tooling, from the model registry and Artificial Analysis.
| Model | V4 Flash Vision Exp |
| Model ID | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp |
| Provider | Deepseek |
| Release date | 21 August 2026 |
| Status | Generally available |
| Input context | 1,048,576 tokens |
| Output context | 943,717 tokens |
| Official input pricing | $0.216 per 1M tokens |
| Official output pricing | $0.647 per 1M tokens |
| Cache read pricing | Not published |
| Market input pricing | $0.216 per 1M (cheapest route) |
| Market output pricing | $0.647 per 1M (cheapest route) |
| Highest route pricing | $0.44 in, $1.32 out per 1M |
| Input modalities | text · image |
| Output modalities | text |
| Reasoning control | Not exposed |
| Tool support | Text generation only |
| Tokenizer | DeepSeek |
| Provider routes | 2 endpoints |
| Artificial Analysis index | Not published |
| Speed | Not published |
| Knowledge cutoff | Not publicly stated |
Input and output support
| Modality | Input | Output | Billed at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text | ✓ yes | ✓ yes | $0.216 in |
| Image | ✓ yes | no | $0.216 in |
| Audio | no | no | not supported |
| Video | no | no | not supported |
| File (PDF) | no | no | not supported |
02 · Overview
What is V4 Flash Vision Exp?
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is an experimental vision-enabled version of [DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731](https://openrouter.ai/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731) from DeepSeek, adding image understanding while matching the base model on text capabilities including agents,...
V4 Flash Vision Exp carries a 1.05M token window, uses the DeepSeek tokenizer and is served by Deepseek. On Hoodgen it sits in the Fast tier of the model menu next to its siblings, so you can switch mid conversation without losing the thread.
03 · Release
Release and what changed from the previous version
Released21 August 2026
| Property | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | V4 Flash Vision Exp | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Released | 2026 | 2026 | Same release window |
| Context | 1.05M | 1.05M | Unchanged |
| Max output | 944K | 944K | Changed |
| Input price | $0.1 | $0.216 | Higher |
| Output price | $8 | $0.647 | Cheaper |
| Input modalities | text | text, image | Unchanged |
| AA index | n/a | n/a | Newer benchmark run |
04 · Capabilities
Features and capabilities
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Vision
Screenshots, charts and photographed documents are read at the text token rate.
07 · Use cases
What can you do with V4 Flash Vision Exp?
High volume drafts
Captions, titles, product blurbs and rewrite passes where cost per call dominates.
Inline assistants
Autocomplete, quick replies and menu helpers that must answer inside a second.
Batch classification
Tagging, routing and extraction across thousands of short inputs.
Cheap agent loops
Tool calling loops that do not need frontier grade reasoning.
09 · Pricing
V4 Flash Vision Exp pricing
Official pricing
List price
$0.216 / 1M in
$0.647 / 1M out
- 1.05M context
- text, image input
Cheapest route
$0.216 / 1M in
$0.647 / 1M out
- 2 routes on OpenRouter
- What Hoodgen routes to first
- Same model, lower bill
Highest route
$0.44 / 1M in
$1.32 / 1M out
- Priority or premium tier
- Best under load
- Use for latency critical calls
Market pricing, every route
| Provider | Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Uptime 24h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfra | standard | $0.216 | $0.647 | $0.00686 | 99.7% |
| GMICloud | standard | $0.44 | $1.32 | $0.014 | 100.0% |
API pricing and cost calculator
| Rate | Per call | Total | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheapest route | $0.0028 | $1.39 | 1320 |
| List price | $0.0053 | $2.64 | 2510 |
| Highest route | $0.0108 | $5.39 | 5121 |
10 · Developers
API and developer information
| Model ID | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp |
| Endpoint | https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions |
| Parameters | prompt and max_tokens |
| Streaming | Yes, server sent events |
| Modality string | text+image->text |
| Max prompt tokens | 1,048,576 |
| Max completion tokens | 943,717 |
curl https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Summarise this document." }],
"max_tokens": 1024
}'11 · Limitations
Model limitations
| Text only output | It cannot generate images, audio or video. Pair it with an image model on Hoodgen when you need visuals. |
| Output cap | 943,717 tokens per request. Long deliverables have to be chunked. |
| Benchmarks not published | Artificial Analysis does not publish an Intelligence Index for this release, so no benchmark score is claimed here. |
| Knowledge cutoff | The provider does not state a fixed cutoff for every release. Verify very recent events against search. |
| Depth ceiling | Fast tier: strong on throughput, weaker than flagship tiers on long multi step reasoning. |
12 · Comparison
V4 Flash Vision Exp vs other Deepseek models
| Model | Context | Input /1M | Output /1M | AA index | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V4 Flash Vision Exp | 1.05M | $0.216 | $0.647 | n/a | 2026 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | 1.05M | $0.9 | $1.5 | n/a | 2026 |
| R1 0528 | 164K | $0.5 | $2.15 | n/a | 2025 |
| DeepSeek V3.1 | 164K | $0.25 | $0.95 | n/a | 2025 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | 1.05M | $0.1 | $8 | n/a | 2026 |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | 1.05M | $0.051 | $0.567 | n/a | Sep 2026 |
13 · Privacy
Privacy and data policy
- On Hoodgen, prompts and attachments answer that request and stay in your conversation history so you can reopen it. They are not used to train models.
- Requests route through OpenRouter to Deepseek and are covered by that provider's API terms.
- Do not paste secrets or personal data you would not send to any hosted model.
14 · FAQ
V4 Flash Vision Exp questions, answered
V4 Flash Vision Exp is a fast model from Deepseek, released 21 August 2026. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is an experimental vision-enabled version of [DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731](https://openrouter.ai/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731) from DeepSeek, adding image understanding while matching the base model on text capabilities including agents,...
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