Which is cheaper, Command R or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, at $0.21 per million tokens against $1.05 for Command R, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Command R: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $1.05 is the number to beat. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: $0.21 at TrustedRouter.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 5 providers sell both: Merge Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter, Kilo Gateway, Eden AI. The cheapest of them for the two together is Merge Gateway.

Which holds more context?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, at 1M tokens against 128k.

Command R vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash takes 2 of 5 rounds against Command R. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.21 per million tokens against $1.05.

Cohere

Command R

$1.05/M tokens

Cohere list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $0.126 per 1,000 pages

128k context · tool calling · open weights

DeepSeekwins 2 rounds

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

$0.21/M tokens

cheapest we can explain, at TrustedRouter · $0.0304 per 1,000 pages

1M context · tool calling · reads images · open weights

TrustedRouter ↗

List price in (lower wins)

$0.15/M

List price out (lower wins)

$0.60/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

none below list

$0.21/M at TrustedRouter

Standard price (lower wins)

$1.05/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$0.126

$0.0304

Context

128k tokens

1M tokens

Open weights

yes

Tool calling

yes

Structured output

not stated

yes

Reads images

yes

Reasoning

yes

Released

30 Aug 2024

10 Sept 2026

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

the maker's own

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

no provider to check

not stated

Providers selling both · 5

Merge Gateway$1.05 / $1.05
Nous Portal$1.05 / $1.05
OpenRouter$1.05 / $1.05
Kilo Gateway$1.05 / $2.10
Eden AI$1.05 / $3

Command R then DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, per million tokens

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What moved in the last seven days

Command RNous Portal$0.12 / $0.48 $0.15 / $0.6025% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashCharm Hyper$0.30 / $1.20 $0.33 / $1.319% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashEden AI$0.20 / $0.60 $0.50 / $1.50150% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashGMI Cloud$0.30 / $1.20 $0.28 / $1.145% cheaper · 16 Sept 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 Flashio.net Intelligence$0.25 / $0.97 $0.30 / $1.1920% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashKenari$0.35 / $0.70 $0.01 / $0.0396% cheaper · 16 Sept 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashMorph$0.30 / $1.20 $0.20 / $0.7835% cheaper · 16 Sept 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashNous Portal$0.16 / $0.48 $0.15 / $0.609% dearer · 16 Sept 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashRequesty$0.22 / $0.66 $0.20 / $0.609% cheaper · 16 Sept 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashTrustedRouter$0.16 / $0.63 $0.04 / $0.0881% cheaper · 16 Sept 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashVercel AI Gateway$0.30 / $1.20 $0.15 / $0.6050% cheaper · 16 Sept 2026
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepInfra$0.30 / $1.20 $0.20 / $0.6043% cheaper · 11 Sept 2026

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Command R or DeepSeek V4.1 Flash?: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, at $0.21 per million tokens against $1.05 for Command R, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Command R: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $1.05 is the number to beat. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: $0.21 at TrustedRouter.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 5 providers sell both: Merge Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter, Kilo Gateway, Eden AI. The cheapest of them for the two together is Merge Gateway.
Which holds more context?: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, at 1M tokens against 128k.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.