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DeepSeek V4 Pro vs DeepSeek V4 Flash

Live matchup data for DeepSeek V4 Pro and DeepSeek V4 Flash: OpenRouter usage, pricing, benchmark scores, and community sentiment, refreshed daily. No verdicts — read the tape.

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share of openrouter tokens

6.8%39%rank #5

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

share of openrouter tokens

10.3%2.4%rank #2

as of Jul 7, 2026 · Δ vs ≥7d prior

usage share — openrouter model rankings

Usage crossover

current leader: DeepSeek V4 Flash

source: OpenRouter model rankings · daily · 90d

through Jul 7, 2026

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Spec & pricing

Side-by-side specification and pricing for DeepSeek V4 Pro and DeepSeek V4 Flash.
SpecDeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek V4 Flash
VendorDeepSeekDeepSeek
Homepageopenrouter.aiopenrouter.ai
Context window1M tokens1M tokens
Input price$0.43/MTok$0.09/MTok
Output price$0.87/MTok$0.18/MTok
Cache read$0.0036/MTok$0.018/MTok
Price as ofJul 8, 2026 · openrouterJul 8, 2026 · openrouter

sources: provider pages · OpenRouter · GitHub · package registries

— = not tracked / not applicable

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Benchmarks

Benchmark results for DeepSeek V4 Pro and DeepSeek V4 Flash: best tracked score per benchmark, with result dates and sources.
BenchmarkDeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek V4 FlashSource
aa-agentic-index
36.4 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro
31.1 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash
openrouter.ai
aa-coding-index
59.4 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro
56.2 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash
openrouter.ai
aa-intelligence-index
44.3 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro
40.3 index · deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash
openrouter.ai

best tracked score per benchmark · scores are not directly comparable across benchmarks

sources linked per row

community pulse

Reddit sentiment

Reddit mention volume and sentiment for DeepSeek V4 Pro and DeepSeek V4 Flash over the trailing 30 days.
SignalDeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek V4 Flash

sentiment feed pending — Reddit pulse lands with the daily crawl

source: Reddit mentions, LLM-classified sentiment · trailing 30d

awaiting first crawl

faq

Frequently asked

Is DeepSeek V4 Pro more used than DeepSeek V4 Flash?
As of Jul 7, 2026, DeepSeek V4 Pro shows 6.8% of OpenRouter token volume and DeepSeek V4 Flash shows 10.3% of OpenRouter token volume. The chart above tracks the full daily series with every lead change marked.
How does DeepSeek V4 Pro pricing compare to DeepSeek V4 Flash?
DeepSeek V4 Pro runs $0.43 per million input tokens and $0.87 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). DeepSeek V4 Flash runs $0.09 per million input tokens and $0.18 per million output tokens (as of Jul 8, 2026). Full plan and per-token detail is in the spec table above, each with its source and capture date.
How do DeepSeek V4 Pro and DeepSeek V4 Flash score on coding benchmarks?
On aa-agentic-index, DeepSeek V4 Pro scores 36.4 index (—) and DeepSeek V4 Flash scores 31.1 index (—). All tracked results and their sources are in the benchmark table above.
Where does this comparison data come from?
OpenRouter public rankings (usage), provider pricing pages (plans and per-token prices), GitHub and package registries (adoption), public benchmark leaderboards, and Reddit (sentiment). Every stored datum keeps its source URL, and the tape refreshes daily. The Token Tape publishes the data without declaring a winner.

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