Flash is the primary route
$0.14 / $0.28
Use V4 Flash as the default model for OpenClaw agent traffic, search, summaries, retrieval responses, and high-volume API jobs.
Flash first
DeepSeek V4 Flash is the main route
V4 Flash should carry the DSFlashHub story: low input cost, very low cache-hit input cost, 1M context, and a clean default path for OpenClaw agent workflows. V4 Pro stays available, but only as an escalation model.
Price signal
Flash economics are the headline
The pricing story should start with V4 Flash: $0.14/M input, $0.028/M cache-hit input, and $0.28/M output.
Cache hits matter
$0.028
Cache-hit input pricing makes repeated OpenClaw planning context and retrieval scaffolds much cheaper when prompts are structured consistently.
Pro is escalation only
$1.74 / $3.48
V4 Pro remains useful, but DSFlashHub should present it as a hard-task fallback rather than the lead product route.
Model details
What the Flash page should emphasize
Keep the model specification factual, but make the editorial emphasis clear: Flash is the default, Pro is the exception.
API model IDs
deepseek-v4-flash / deepseek-v4-pro
Use deepseek-v4-flash as the default model ID in the DSFlashHub content stack; reserve deepseek-v4-pro for explicit escalation.
Context length
1M tokens
V4 Flash and V4 Pro both publish a 1M-token context window.
Max output
384K tokens
The model card lists a 384K maximum output length.
Reasoning modes
Non-think / Think / Think Max
Both Flash and Pro expose non-thinking and thinking modes; Think Max is reserved for the hardest reasoning cases.
Open weights
MIT licensed weights
The Hugging Face model card lists open weights and links to the V4 technical report.
Architecture
MoE + hybrid attention
V4 Pro is listed as 1.6T total / 49B active; V4 Flash is listed as 284B total / 13B active.
Routing
Default V4 Flash routes
Current Flash row: Primary DSFlashHub route for OpenClaw adaptation, search, summarization, batch code assistance, and routine agent traffic.
| Task | Default model | Escalation | Metric |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw routine agent turns | DeepSeek V4 Flash | V4 Pro after repeated failed checks | Task completion cost, latency, retry rate |
| Search and retrieval answers | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Claude/GPT sample audit for regulated pages | Citation quality, hallucination rate, cache hit ratio |
| Code explanation and batch fixes | DeepSeek V4 Flash | V4 Pro for complex debugging plans | Accepted patch rate, follow-up turns, token cost |
| Long-form strategy or policy review | V4 Pro or Claude/GPT audit | Human review | Review accuracy, missed risks, edit distance |
Full table
Flash still sits inside the broader comparison
The site can compare GPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok, but the DeepSeek column should lead with V4 Flash.
| Model | Input / 1M | Cached input | Output / 1M | Context | Positioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DeepSeek V4 Flash Cost baseline | $0.14 | $0.028 | $0.28 | 1M | Primary DSFlashHub route for OpenClaw adaptation, search, summarization, batch code assistance, and routine agent traffic. DeepSeek API Docs |
DeepSeek V4 Pro Frontier | $1.74 | $0.145 | $3.48 | 1M | Official V4 Pro rate: $0.145 cache hit, $1.74 cache miss input, $3.48 output per 1M tokens. Use it as an escalation route, not the default story. DeepSeek API Docs |
OpenAI GPT-5.4 Frontier | $2.5 | $0.25 | $15 | Short / long tiers | Strong closed-model quality baseline. Use it when you need broad ecosystem compatibility or client-requested GPT output. OpenAI Pricing |
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 / 4.6 Enterprise | $5 | $0.5 | $25 | 1M | Enterprise-grade review, analysis, and code-agent reference route. Expensive enough to reserve for high-value tasks. Anthropic Pricing |
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6 Enterprise | $3 | $0.3 | $15 | 1M | Claude's more practical default route when a team wants Anthropic behavior without Opus-level spend. Anthropic Pricing |
Google Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Multimodal | $2 | $0.2 | $12 | 1M | $12/M is Gemini output pricing, not DeepSeek V4 Pro pricing. Best used as a multimodal and Google-ecosystem comparison point. Google AI Pricing |
xAI Grok 4.20 Realtime | $2 | N/A | $6 | 2M | Useful reference for realtime, agentic, and large-context Grok workflows. xAI pricing tables are dynamic, so verify in the xAI console before launch. xAI Models and Pricing |