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  5. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpvsGPT-4.1 Mini
Updated Aug 2026

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpvsGPT-4.1 Mini

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is cheaper than GPT-4.1 Mini at $0.22/M vs $0.4/M input tokens.

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and GPT-4.1 Mini compared across 8 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision ExpGPT-4.1 Mini
Input price$0.22/M tokens$0.4/M tokens
Output price$0.66/M tokens$1.6/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsOpenClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedAug 2026Apr 2025
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 3 of the 8 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Beginner's Longevity Plan

Outline a simple, actionable 1-month plan for someone starting their journey towards better health and longevity. Focus on 3 key areas…

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp565 words
Here’s a simple, beginner-friendly 1-month plan built around three key pillars: Nutrition, Movement, and Sleep & Stress. The goal is small, repeatable habits — not perfection. The 3 Key Areas Nutrition Goal: Eat more whole foods, more protein, and more plants.
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GPT-4.1 Mini458 words
Certainly! Here’s a simple, actionable 1-month plan focusing on Diet, Exercise, and Sleep—three foundational pillars for better health and longevity. Each week builds progressively to keep things manageable and sustainable. Week 1: Establish the Basics Diet: Start by drinking at least 8 glasses of water daily.
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Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp144 words
Sticky Soy-Glazed Midnight Noodles A sweet-savory, buttery noodle dish that comes together in about 20 minutes with pantry staples. Ingredients (7): 8 oz spaghetti or noodles 3 tbsp butter 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp honey ½ tsp chili flakes 1 tbsp sesame seeds Instructions: Cook the noodles…
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GPT-4.1 Mini162 words
Dish Name: Honey Garlic Chickpea Stir-fry Ingredients: 1 can chickpeas (drained and rinsed) 2 cloves garlic (minced) 2 tbsp honey 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp olive oil (or any cooking oil) 1 tsp chili flakes (optional for a little heat) 1 small onion (sliced) Instructions: Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp869 words
Here is how a large language model learns and generates text, tailored to each of your three audiences. To an Experienced Software Engineer You build distributed systems, so think of an LLM as a massively parallel, lossy compression engine for human text.
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GPT-4.1 Mini737 words
Certainly! Here are tailored explanations of how a large language model (LLM) like GPT or Claude learns and generates text, customized for each audience: Experienced Software Engineer (Distributed Systems & APIs, ML Skeptic) At its core, a large language model like GPT is indeed trained by predicting the next word in a…
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Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
GPT-4.1 Mini
GPT-4.1 MiniRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has the edge: bigger model tier, newer.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp
Input
$0.22
1.8× cheaper
Output
$0.66
2.4× cheaper
GPT-4.1 Mini
Input
$0.40
Output
$1.60

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is cheaper on both: 1.8× input, 2.4× output.

Where to run it

7 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp5 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
FFireworks$0.22 in·$0.66 out·1M·99.9% upGGMI Cloudfp8$0.44 in·$1.32 out·1M·99.8% upNNovita$0.44 in·$1.32 out·1M·99.9% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.44 in·$1.32 out·1M·97.1% upDDeepInfrafp8degraded$0.22 in·$0.65 out·1M·77.7% up
GPT-4.1 Mini2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$0.40 in·$1.60 out·1M·100% upOpenAI$0.40 in·$1.60 out·1M·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 22 Sep 2026.

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DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is developed by DeepSeek while GPT-4.1 Mini is developed by OpenAI. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp has a 1.0M token context window vs GPT-4.1 Mini's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 8 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp and GPT-4.1 Mini each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 8 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp costs $0.22/M input tokens and GPT-4.1 Mini costs $0.4/M input tokens. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is $0.18/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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