Command R vs DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
Prices checked
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 takes 2 of 5 rounds against Command R. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.06 per million tokens against $0.26.
CohereCommand R
128k context · tool calling · open weights
$0.26/M tokensCohere's own price · $0.13 per 1,000 pages
DeepSeekWins 2 roundsDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
1M context · tool calling · open weights
$0.06/M tokensCheapest price, at Engy · 3.2¢ per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.15/M
$0.15/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$0.60/M
$0.60/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
none below the maker
$0.06/M at Engy
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.26/M
$0.26/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.13
3.2¢
Context
128k tokens
1M tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
no
yes
Released
30 Aug 2024
31 Jul 2026
Providers selling it
7
100
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
no provider to check
not published
Providers selling both · 7
Kilo Gateway$0.26 / $0.07
OpenRouter$0.26 / $0.07
Nous Portal$0.26 / $0.07- Cohere$0.26 / $0.17
Eden AI$0.26 / $0.25
Merge Gateway$0.26 / $0.35- AI/ML API$0.28 / $0.53
Command R, then DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731, per million tokens.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
What moved this week
Inceptron · 13% dearer · $0.13 / $0.49 $0.13 / $0.39- Inceptron · 13% dearer · $0.13 / $0.49 $0.13 / $0.39
io.net Intelligence · 0.6% cheaper · $0.12 / $0.27 $0.12 / $0.28
Reka · 35% dearer · $0.10 / $0.28 5¢ / $0.28- Kilo Gateway · 9% cheaper · 4.3¢ / $0.14 4.8¢ / $0.16
Melious · 4% cheaper ·
$0.11 / $0.28 $0.12 / $0.29- OpenRouter · 9% cheaper · 4.3¢ / $0.14 4.8¢ / $0.16
Pioneer · 29% cheaper · $0.10 / $0.20 $0.14 / $0.28
Relace · 9% cheaper · 4.3¢ / $0.14 4.8¢ / $0.16
Sail Research · 25% dearer · $0.15 / $0.30 $0.15 / $0.15
Wafer · 5% dearer · $0.14 / $0.23 $0.13 / $0.23
Baidu · 891% dearer · $0.44 / $1.32 4.4¢ / $0.13- Merge Gateway · 202% dearer · $0.30 / $1.20 $0.14 / $0.28
Standard Compute · 84% cheaper ·
8.3¢ / $0.17 $0.44 / $1.32
StreamLake · 50% dearer · $0.13 / $0.40 8.8¢ / $0.26- Nous Portal · 1% dearer · 4.8¢ / $0.16 4.2¢ / $0.17
DeepInfra · 20% cheaper · 6¢ / $0.18 9¢ / $0.18- Wafer · 13% cheaper · $0.60 / $0.17 $0.70 / $0.17
- Eden AI · 29% cheaper · $0.20 / $0.40 $0.28 / $0.56
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Command R or DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731, at $0.06 per million tokens against $0.26 for Command R, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Command R: nobody sells it below the maker's own price with a stated reason, so $0.26 is the number to beat. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731: $0.06 at Engy.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 7 providers sell both: Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter, Nous Portal, Cohere, Eden AI, Merge Gateway, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is Kilo Gateway.
- Which holds more context?
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731, at 1M tokens against 128k.
Prices exclude tax, read 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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