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Updated Sep 2026

DeepSeek V4.1 FlashvsElephant Alpha

Elephant Alpha is cheaper than DeepSeek V4.1 Flash at $0/M vs $0.15/M input tokens.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Elephant Alpha compared across 6 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V4.1 FlashElephant Alpha
Input price$0.15/M tokensFree
Output price$0.6/M tokensFree
Context window1.0M tokens262K tokens
WeightsOpen—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Apr 2026
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Elephant Alpha
Elephant AlphaRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has the edge: newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Input
$0.15
Output
$0.60
Elephant Alpha
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Where to run it

23 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash23 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
MMorph$0.12 in·$0.48 out·1M·98.4% upRRelacefp4$0.13 in·$0.52 out·1M·99.9% upSSail Researchfp4$0.13 in·$0.75 out·1M·99.9% upDDeepInfrafp8$0.14 in·$0.42 out·1M·99.7% upAlibaba Cloud$0.15 in·$0.60 out·1M·99.9% upDeepSeek$0.15 in·$0.60 out·1M·100% up
17 more hostsFewer hosts
SStreamLakefp8$0.15 in·$0.60 out·1M·99.5% upWWafer$0.20 in·$0.60 out·1M·99.8% upCCoreWeavefp8$0.20 in·$0.65 out·1M·99.1% upOOpenInferencefp4$0.20 in·$0.80 out·1M·99.4% upFFireworks$0.22 in·$0.66 out·1M·98.4% upPPhala$0.28 in·$1.10 out·1M·99.4% upGGMI Cloudfp8$0.28 in·$1.14 out·1M·99.7% upNNovitafp8$0.28 in·$1.14 out·1M·100% upAAtlasCloudfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.8% upBBasetenfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·98.2% upMMakora$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·98.7% upModal$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.8% upPParasailfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·93% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.8% upTTogether$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·100% upVVenicefp8$0.38 in·$1.50 out·1M·94.5% upDDigitalOceandegraded$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·98.1% up
Elephant Alpha

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

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

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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is developed by DeepSeek while Elephant Alpha is developed by OpenRouter. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has a 1.0M token context window vs Elephant Alpha's 262K. You can compare their actual outputs across 6 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Elephant Alpha each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 6 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs $0.15/M input tokens and Elephant Alpha costs $0/M input tokens. Elephant Alpha is $0.15/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Elephant Alpha across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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