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  5. DeepSeek V4.1 FlashvsGPT-5.2 Pro
Updated Sep 2026

DeepSeek V4.1 FlashvsGPT-5.2 Pro

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is cheaper than GPT-5.2 Pro at $0.15/M vs $21/M input tokens.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and GPT-5.2 Pro compared across 5 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V4.1 FlashGPT-5.2 Pro
Input price$0.15/M tokens$21/M tokens
Output price$0.6/M tokens$168/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens400K tokens
WeightsOpenClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Dec 2025
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
GPT-5.2 Pro
GPT-5.2 Pro

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs 280x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Input
$0.15
140× cheaper
Output
$0.60
280× cheaper
GPT-5.2 Pro
Input
$21.00
Output
$168.00

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is cheaper on both: 140× input, 280× output.

Where to run it

23 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash22 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
MMorph$0.12 in·$0.48 out·1M·98.2% upRRelacefp4$0.13 in·$0.52 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% upSStreamLakefp8$0.15 in·$0.60 out·1M·99.5% up
16 more hostsFewer hosts
SSail Researchfp4$0.20 in·$0.60 out·1M·99.9% upWWafer$0.20 in·$0.60 out·1M·99.8% upCCoreWeavefp8$0.20 in·$0.65 out·1M·99.2% upFFireworks$0.22 in·$0.66 out·1M·98.3% 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% upDDigitalOcean$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·98.4% upMMakora$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·98.6% upModal$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.8% upPParasailfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·92.9% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.8% upTTogether$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·99.9% upBBasetenfp8degraded$0.30 in·$1.20 out·1M·98.4% upVVenicefp8degraded$0.38 in·$1.50 out·1M·95% up
GPT-5.2 Pro1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
OpenAI$21.00 in·$168.00 out·400k·100% up

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

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Common questions

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is developed by DeepSeek while GPT-5.2 Pro is developed by OpenAI. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has a 1.0M token context window vs GPT-5.2 Pro's 400K. You can compare their actual outputs across 5 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and GPT-5.2 Pro each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 5 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs $0.15/M input tokens and GPT-5.2 Pro costs $21/M input tokens. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is $20.85/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 GPT-5.2 Pro 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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