DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs Gemma 4 26B A4B IT.
model vs model · prices as of
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash takes 2 of 5 rounds against Gemma 4 26B A4B IT. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.21 per million tokens against $0.35.
DeepSeekwins 2 roundsDeepSeek 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
GoogleGemma 4 26B A4B IT
$0.35/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Kilo Gateway · $0.0384 per 1,000 pages
262k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.15/M
$0.15/M
List price out (lower wins)
$0.60/M
$0.60/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$0.21/M at TrustedRouter
$0.35/M at Kilo Gateway
Standard price (lower wins)
$1.05/M
$1.05/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.0304
$0.0384
Context
1M tokens
262k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
10 Sept 2026
2 Apr 2026
Providers selling it
54
30
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 19
TrustedRouter$0.21 / $0.54
NanoGPT$0.78 / $0.42
Nous Portal$1.05 / $0.35
LLM Gateway$1.05 / $0.55
OpenRouter$1.05 / $0.57
DeepInfra$1.20 / $0.55
Requesty$1.20 / $0.55
Merge Gateway$1.05 / $0.79
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash then Gemma 4 26B A4B IT, per million tokens · showing the 8 cheapest of 19
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Charm Hyper$0.30 / $1.20 $0.33 / $1.319% dearer · - DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Eden AI$0.20 / $0.60 $0.50 / $1.50150% dearer · - DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
GMI Cloud$0.30 / $1.20 $0.28 / $1.145% cheaper · - DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
io.net Intelligence$0.25 / $0.97 $0.30 / $1.1920% dearer · - DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Kenari$0.35 / $0.70 $0.01 / $0.0396% cheaper · - DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Morph$0.30 / $1.20 $0.20 / $0.7835% cheaper · - DeepSeek V4.1 FlashNous Portal$0.16 / $0.48 $0.15 / $0.609% dearer ·
- DeepSeek V4.1 FlashRequesty$0.22 / $0.66 $0.20 / $0.609% cheaper ·
- DeepSeek V4.1 FlashTrustedRouter$0.16 / $0.63 $0.04 / $0.0881% cheaper ·
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Vercel AI Gateway$0.30 / $1.20 $0.15 / $0.6050% cheaper · - Gemma 4 26B A4B ITCharm Hyper$0.10 / $0.36 $0.10 / $0.335% cheaper ·
- Gemma 4 26B A4B ITio.net Intelligence$0.10 / $0.36 $0.10 / $0.335% cheaper ·
- Gemma 4 26B A4B ITGoogleGoogle's list price, in and out per million tokens$0.04 / $0.22 $0.15 / $0.60203% dearer ·
- Gemma 4 26B A4B ITNous Portal$0.03 / $0.18 $0.04 / $0.2225% dearer ·
- Gemma 4 26B A4B ITOpenRouter$0.04 / $0.22 $0.09 / $0.3065% dearer ·
- Gemma 4 26B A4B ITRequesty$0.13 / $0.40 $0.07 / $0.3430% cheaper ·
- DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepInfra$0.30 / $1.20 $0.20 / $0.6043% cheaper ·
- Gemma 4 26B A4B IT
NextBit$0.10 / $0.40 $0.09 / $0.3019% cheaper ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash or Gemma 4 26B A4B IT?
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, at $0.21 per million tokens against $0.35 for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: $0.21 at TrustedRouter. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT: $0.35 at Kilo Gateway.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 19 providers sell both: TrustedRouter, NanoGPT, Nous Portal, LLM Gateway, OpenRouter, DeepInfra, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is TrustedRouter.
- Which holds more context?
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, at 1M tokens against 262k.
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.