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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Phi 4

Phi 4 has the stronger public benchmark scores. Phi 4 costs 3% less for the same work.

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

by DeepSeek

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
1M
Input / 1M
$0.060
Output / 1M
$0.18

Phi 4

by Microsoft · #66 of 67 overall

Coming soon · price at launch
Context
16K
Input / 1M
$0.070
Output / 1M
$0.14

Better overall

Phi 4

Grade — vs 15.5

Cheaper

Phi 4

3% less, $0.087 vs $0.090 blended

Larger context

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

1M vs 16K tokens

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 V4 Flash 0731DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: —
LMArena CodingElo-style rating · LMArena (CC BY 4.0) · Oct 15, 2026
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: —
Terminal-Bench 2.1% of tasks passed · Terminal-Bench · Jul 31, 2026 · reference
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: 82.7%v
Phi 4Phi 4: —

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731Phi 4v = 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 V4 Flash 0731$19.20 /month
Phi 4$19.60 /month

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 saves you $0.40 a month at this usage, $4.80 a year.

At a glance

AttributeDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731Phi 4
Made byDeepSeekMicrosoft
AvailabilityComing soonComing soon
Overall gradeNot ratedGood · 15.5
Overall rankNot ranked#66 of 67
Input price$0.060 per 1M$0.070 per 1M
Output price$0.18 per 1M$0.14 per 1M
Context window1,048,576 tokens16,384 tokens
Reasoning levelsNoNo
Reads imagesNoNo
Model IDdeepseek-v4-flash-0731phi-4

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-v4-flash-0731", "messages": [...]}'

# …then swap one word
  -d '{"model": "phi-4", "messages": [...]}'

Questions

Is DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or Phi 4 better?

One of them doesn’t have enough public benchmark scores to be graded yet; compare the benchmarks both have above.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or Phi 4?

Phi 4: $0.070 in and $0.14 out per million tokens, against $0.060 and $0.18 through FullsendAI.

Which has the larger context window?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731, 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), Terminal-Bench, and model makers’ published results where marked v. Prices are FullsendAI’s, per million tokens. Data as of Oct 28, 2026.