# DeepSeek: deepseek-v4-flash-260425

- Model ID: `deepseek-v4-flash-260425`
- Provider: DeepSeek
- Web version: https://www.moleapi.com/en/models/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash
- Content status: alias

## Model introduction

DeepSeek V4-Flash is the fast, economical open-weight V4 model. It supports a 1M context window, thinking and non-thinking modes, and OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible APIs.

## Model capabilities

- OpenAI compatible
- Prompt cache
- Reasoning

### Verified specifications

- Official positioning: Fast, efficient, economical V4 model
- Context window: 1,000,000 tokens
- Maximum output: 384,000 tokens
- Model size: 284B total / 13B active parameters

## Model pricing and access

Pricing is supplied dynamically by the MoleAPI console API.

### Standard (default, x1)

| Tier | Condition | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| base | - | $0.22 | $0.67 | $0.0075 | $0.275 |

### Access protocols

| Protocol | Method | Endpoint |
| --- | --- | --- |
| openai | POST | /v1/chat/completions |

- Live pricing source: https://home.moleapi.com/api/pricing

## About deepseek-v4-flash-260425

DeepSeek V4-Flash is the fast, economical open-weight V4 model. It supports a 1M context window, thinking and non-thinking modes, and OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible APIs.

### Best for

High-throughput coding, agent sub-tasks, long-document processing, and cost-sensitive reasoning workloads.

### Core strengths

- Independent testing shows much faster output than V4-Pro while retaining strong open-weight capability.
- A 1M context window and up to 384K output fit long inputs and long results.
- The 284B-total, 13B-active architecture is served at a low official API price.

### Limitations

- Composite capability trails V4-Pro, making it a throughput-first choice rather than the highest-quality V4.
- Maximum reasoning effort can be very verbose, so real cost still depends on output token use.

### Selection and production evaluation

Start a deepseek-v4-flash-260425 evaluation by mapping its official positioning to real work: High-throughput coding, agent sub-tasks, long-document processing, and cost-sensitive reasoning workloads. The first pass should exercise both its main strength, "Independent testing shows much faster output than V4-Pro while retaining strong open-weight capability.", and its known limitation, "Composite capability trails V4-Pro, making it a throughput-first choice rather than the highest-quality V4.", instead of relying on a single subjective general-chat comparison.

For access, MoleAPI currently lists openai protocols and the Standard billing groups for this DeepSeek model; the default price summary is Input $0.22 / 1M tokens · Output $0.67 / 1M tokens. Pricing, protocols, and groups come from the live catalog, so production planning should still price representative requests using real context length, output size, and cache-hit assumptions.

No independent ranking is shown unless it matches this exact model ID and reasoning profile, so nearby variants are not used as a proxy. Before launch, pin the model ID, prompt, and sample set, then compare task accuracy, structured-output validity, tool-call success, and timeout rates under the same conditions.

The model material on this page was last checked on 2026-07-23. When upstream model cards, context limits, or tool support change, update the cited bilingual facts before changing the recommendation; live MoleAPI price changes remain separate and update from the catalog automatically.

### Sources

- [DeepSeek models and pricing documentation](https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing/) — DeepSeek
- Last verified: 2026-07-23

## Code examples

### cURL

```bash
curl https://api.moleapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MOLEAPI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"deepseek-v4-flash-260425","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'
```

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## Frequently asked questions

### How is deepseek-v4-flash-260425 priced?

Prices are read from the MoleAPI console API and update with model prices, context tiers, and account groups.

### How can I access deepseek-v4-flash-260425?

The catalog currently lists openai.

### How do I switch an existing project to deepseek-v4-flash-260425?

Keep the MoleAPI API address and key, replace the model parameter, and check protocol-specific parameters.

### Where do the deepseek-v4-flash-260425 details come from?

Capabilities and limitations are checked against DeepSeek and the other cited pages; pricing and protocols come from the MoleAPI console.