Models

deepseek-v4-flash vs gpt-5.5

Output tokens cost $0.31 per million on deepseek-v4-flash and $30.00 per million on gpt-5.5. Input tokens cost $0.15 per million on deepseek-v4-flash and $5.00 per million on gpt-5.5. Cached input tokens are billed at $0.00 per million on deepseek-v4-flash and $0.50 per million on gpt-5.5. Context windows are 1,000,000 tokens on deepseek-v4-flash and 1,050,000 tokens on gpt-5.5. First-token latency measured on AIHubMix is 1.2s on deepseek-v4-flash and 5.4s on gpt-5.5. Measured output throughput is 101.3 tokens/s on deepseek-v4-flash and 49.1 tokens/s on gpt-5.5.

DeepSeekdeepseek-v4-flashOpenAIgpt-5.5
DeepSeek
deepseek-v4-flash
DeepSeek · text → text

DeepSeek-V4 features an ultra-long context of one million characters and achieves leading performance domestically and in the open-source domain in agent capabilities, world knowledge, and reasoning.

Input$0.15 /M
Output$0.31 /M
OpenAI
gpt-5.5
OpenAI · text, image → text

GPT-5.5 raises the baseline for complex production workflows. It’s a strong fit for coding use cases, tool-heavy agents, grounded assistants, long-context retrieval, product-spec-to-plan workflows, and customer-facing workflows where execution quality and response polish are critical.

Input$5.00 /M
Output$30.00 /M

Specs & Pricing

Prices are per million tokens. Latency and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

deepseek-v4-flash
gpt-5.5
Input price
$0.15
$5.00
Output price
$0.31
$30.00
Cache read
$0.00
$0.50
Context window
1,000,000
1,050,000
Max output
384,000
128,000
Latency (first token)
1.2 s
5.4 s
Throughput
101.3 TPS
49.1 TPS
Modalities
text
textimage
Features
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsthinking
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputswebtools
Endpoints
chat_completions · claude_api
chat_completions · claude_api · responses

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Usage on AIHubMix last 30 days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

deepseek-v4-flashgpt-5.5

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Live Performance last 3 days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

deepseek-v4-flashgpt-5.5

Throughput (TPS)

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Latency (s)

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Cost Calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

deepseek-v4-flash
$13.86 /mo
gpt-5.5
$750 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: deepseek-v4-flash, gpt-5.5?

deepseek-v4-flash: $0.31/M output tokens; gpt-5.5: $30.00/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

deepseek-v4-flash: 1.2s first-token latency measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

deepseek-v4-flash accepts 1,000,000 and gpt-5.5 accepts 1,050,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 384,000 tokens on deepseek-v4-flash and 128,000 tokens on gpt-5.5.

Which one generates tokens faster?

deepseek-v4-flash at 101.3 tokens/s and gpt-5.5 at 49.1 tokens/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from first-token latency.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

deepseek-v4-flash accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and thinking; gpt-5.5 accepts text and image input and supports thinking, function calling, structured outputs, web search and tool calling.

Can I call deepseek-v4-flash and gpt-5.5 with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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