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  5. DeepSeek V4.1 FlashvsLlama 4 Scout
Updated Sep 2026

DeepSeek V4.1 FlashvsLlama 4 Scout

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is cheaper than Llama 4 Scout at $0.15/M vs $0.25/M input tokens.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Llama 4 Scout compared across 6 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek V4.1 FlashLlama 4 Scout
Input price$0.15/M tokens$0.25/M tokens
Output price$0.6/M tokens$0.5/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens10.0M tokens
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Apr 2025
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Llama 4 Scout
Llama 4 ScoutRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has the edge: bigger model tier, newer.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Input
$0.15
1.7× cheaper
Output
$0.60
Llama 4 Scout
Input
$0.25
Output
$0.50
1.2× cheaper

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash wins input (1.7× cheaper)·Llama 4 Scout wins output (1.2× cheaper)

Where to run it

26 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
Llama 4 Scout3 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDeepInfrafp8$0.10 in·$0.30 out·328k·99.9% upNNovitabf16$0.18 in·$0.59 out·131k·99.9% upGoogle Vertex AI$0.25 in·$0.70 out·1.3M—

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 Llama 4 Scout is developed by Meta AI. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has a 1.0M token context window vs Llama 4 Scout's 10.0M. 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 Llama 4 Scout 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 Llama 4 Scout costs $0.25/M input tokens. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is $0.10/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 Llama 4 Scout 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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