Models

DeepSeek V4 Flash vs O3

Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash from DeepSeek and O3 from OpenAI on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

DeepSeekDeepSeek V4 FlashOpenAIO3
DeepSeek logo
DeepSeek V4 Flash
DeepSeek · text → text

(This model currently points to the older 0423 version; if you need to request the latest version, you can choose the model deepseek-v4-flash-0731)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$0.142 /M
Output$0.284 /M
Cache read$0.0284 /M
OpenAI logo
O3
OpenAI · text, image, pdf → text

OpenAI o3 is a powerful model across multiple domains, setting a new standard for coding, math, science, and visual reasoning tasks.

Input$2 /M
Output$8 /M
Cache read$0.5 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

DeepSeek V4 Flash
O3
Input /M
$0.142
$2
Output /M
$0.284
$8
Cache read /M
$0.0284
$0.5
Context length
1,000,000
200,000
Max output
384,000
100,000
Time to First Token
1.0 s
6.5 s
Throughput
66.5 tok/s
40.3 tok/s
Modalities
text
textimagepdf
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsthinking
thinkingtoolsfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
chat_completions · claude_api
Released
April 24, 2026
April 16, 2025

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

Activity Past 30 Days

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

deepseek-v4-flasho3

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Performance Past 3 Days

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

deepseek-v4-flasho3

Throughput (tok/s)

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TTFT (s)

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Uptime (%)

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LMArena Benchmarks

LMArena ratings by capability (Bradley-Terry, commonly called Elo). Higher is better.

Text
deepseek-v4-flasho3
1360140014401480
Overall
14311436
Coding
14591483
Math
14261447
Hard prompts
14401459
Instruction following
14021428
Multi-turn
14181452
Creative writing
13831408
Longer query
14081448
Chinese
14641473
English
14381445

Source: LMArena (arena.ai) leaderboard, imported by AIHubMix. Models without published ratings are omitted per chart.

Cost calculator

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

DeepSeek V4 Flash
$12.78 /mo
O3
$240 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4 Flash, O3?

DeepSeek V4 Flash: $0.284/M output tokens; O3: $8/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

DeepSeek V4 Flash: 1483; O3: 1459 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

DeepSeek V4 Flash: 1.0s time to first token 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 O3 accepts 200,000 input tokens. Maximum output per request is 384,000 tokens on DeepSeek V4 Flash and 100,000 tokens on O3.

Which one generates tokens faster?

DeepSeek V4 Flash at 66.5 tok/s and O3 at 40.3 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

DeepSeek V4 Flash accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs and thinking; O3 accepts text, image and PDF input and supports thinking, tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call DeepSeek V4 Flash and O3 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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