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DeepSeek R1 0528 vs DeepSeek V4 Flash

Close to a tie overall. DeepSeek V4 Flash costs 88% less for the same work.

DeepSeek R1 0528

by DeepSeek · #29 of 67 overall

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
160K
Input / 1M
$0.50
Output / 1M
$2.15

DeepSeek V4 Flash

by DeepSeek · #27 of 67 overall

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
1M
Input / 1M
$0.090
Output / 1M
$0.18

Better overall

About even

Grade 70.6 vs 72.1

Cheaper

DeepSeek V4 Flash

88% less, $0.11 vs $0.91 blended

Larger context

DeepSeek V4 Flash

160K vs 1M tokens

SWE-bench Verified

DeepSeek V4 Flash

57.6% vs 79%

Head to head

Public benchmarks. Longer is better; each value links to its source.

LMArena TextElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 15, 2026
DeepSeek R1 0528DeepSeek R1 0528: 1,421
DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek V4 Flash: 1,436
LMArena WebDevElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 13, 2026
DeepSeek R1 0528DeepSeek R1 0528: —
DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek V4 Flash: 1,582
LMArena CodingElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 15, 2026
DeepSeek R1 0528DeepSeek R1 0528: 1,464
DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek V4 Flash: 1,484
Aider Polyglot% of exercises solved · Aider (aider.chat) · Jun 6, 2025
DeepSeek R1 0528DeepSeek R1 0528: 71.4%
DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek V4 Flash: —
SWE-bench Verified% of issues resolved · SWE-bench · Apr 22, 2026 · reference
DeepSeek R1 0528DeepSeek R1 0528: 57.6%v
DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek V4 Flash: 79%v
SWE-Bench Pro% of tasks resolved · Scale AI SWE-Bench Pro · Apr 22, 2026 · reference
DeepSeek R1 0528DeepSeek R1 0528: —
DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek V4 Flash: 52.6%v
Terminal-Bench 2.0% of tasks passed · Terminal-Bench · Apr 22, 2026 · reference
DeepSeek R1 0528DeepSeek R1 0528: —
DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek V4 Flash: 56.9%v
LiveCodeBenchpass@1, % · LiveCodeBench · Apr 22, 2026 · reference
DeepSeek R1 0528DeepSeek R1 0528: 73.3%v
DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek V4 Flash: 91.6%v

DeepSeek R1 0528DeepSeek V4 Flashv = reported by the model’s maker. — = no public score yet. Arena bars span the range across every model we grade.

What it costs you

Drag to match your monthly usage.

DeepSeek R1 0528$186 /month
DeepSeek V4 Flash$25.20 /month

DeepSeek V4 Flash saves you $161 a month at this usage, $1,930 a year.

At a glance

AttributeDeepSeek R1 0528DeepSeek V4 Flash
Made byDeepSeekDeepSeek
AvailabilityComing soonComing soon
Overall gradeExcellent · 70.6Excellent · 72.1
Overall rank#29 of 67#27 of 67
Input price$0.50 per 1M$0.090 per 1M
Output price$2.15 per 1M$0.18 per 1M
Context window163,840 tokens1,048,576 tokens
Reasoning levelsNoNo
Reads imagesNoNo
Model IDdeepseek-r1-0528deepseek-v4-flash

Try both with one key

Same endpoint, same key, both hosted in the USA. Change one word to switch models, in Claude Code, Cursor, Cline or your own code.

Get your API key
# Ask either model the same thing
curl https://fullsendai.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FULLSEND_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"model": "deepseek-r1-0528", "messages": [...]}'

# …then swap one word
  -d '{"model": "deepseek-v4-flash", "messages": [...]}'

Questions

Is DeepSeek R1 0528 or DeepSeek V4 Flash better?

They grade within two points of each other (70.6 and 72.1), so pick on price and the benchmarks that match your work.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek R1 0528 or DeepSeek V4 Flash?

DeepSeek V4 Flash: $0.090 in and $0.18 out per million tokens, against $0.50 and $2.15 through FullsendAI.

Which has the larger context window?

DeepSeek V4 Flash, with 1,048,576 tokens.

Can I use both with one API key?

Yes, once they launch: both are coming soon, at the prices shown, and both will use the same FullsendAI key.

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Scores: LMArena (CC BY 4.0), Aider (aider.chat), SWE-bench, Scale AI SWE-Bench Pro, Terminal-Bench, LiveCodeBench, and model makers’ published results where marked v. Prices are FullsendAI’s, per million tokens. Data as of Oct 28, 2026.