DeepSeekText / ChatDeepSeek Flash API: DeepSeek's chat / LLM model, one key away
DeepSeek Flash via the ApexApi gateway
The fast DeepSeek tier, roughly three times cheaper than Pro while keeping the million-token window. Among the lowest costs per long-context call in the catalog. Call it through ApexApi's unified, OpenAI-compatible API with one `ak-` key, alongside every other model in the catalog. It supports a 1,048,576-token context window, tool / function calling, and streaming responses. Pricing is $0.36 input and $1.44 output per 1M tokens, billed pay-per-use from your credit balance with no subscription.
DeepSeek Flash is served through ApexApi's unified, OpenAI-compatible API. One key, one format, with smart routing and automatic failover. Provider: DeepSeek.
Why DeepSeek Flash
1,048,576-token context
Reason over long documents, codebases, and multi-turn history in a single request.
Tool & function calling
Structured outputs and tool orchestration for agentic and automation workloads.
OpenAI-compatible
Drop-in with any OpenAI SDK. Change the base URL and key, keep your code.
Specifications
- Modality
- chat
- Context window
- 1048.6K tokens
- Max output
- 384K tokens
- Streaming
- Yes
- Tool / function calling
- Yes
- Vision input
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DeepSeek Flash pricing
- A million tokens in and a million out costs $1.80 here, all-in.
- That makes it the 18th cheapest of the 78 chat models we serve, ranked on output price.
- It runs 3.3× cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Pro, the pricier option from the same maker.
Getting started with DeepSeek Flash
OpenAI-compatible. Point your client at ApexApi, swap your key, and call it. No new SDK to learn.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.apexapi.dev/v1",
api_key="<YOUR_APEXAPI_KEY>",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="deepseek/deepseek-flash",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)DeepSeek Flash use cases
What teams build with DeepSeek Flash on ApexApi.
Agents & automation
Tool-using agents that orchestrate multi-step workflows and call APIs.
Coding assistants
Code generation, refactoring, reviews, and multi-file reasoning.
RAG & knowledge apps
Summarization and long-document Q&A grounded in your own data.
DeepSeek Flash vs other models
How it compares, and on ApexApi you can switch between any of them with a single string change, same key, same endpoint.
DeepSeek Flash vs Claude Opus 4.7
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How do I call DeepSeek Flash through ApexApi?
Create an ApexApi key, point your client at https://api.apexapi.dev/v1, and POST to /v1/chat/completions with the model set to `deepseek/deepseek-flash`. The API is OpenAI-compatible, so an existing OpenAI SDK works once you change the base URL and key.
How much does DeepSeek Flash cost on ApexApi?
$0.36 per million input tokens and $1.44 per million output tokens, all-in with no separate platform fee. You buy credits and pay per call, with no subscription or minimum.
What is the context window for DeepSeek Flash?
1,048,576 tokens. It can return up to 384,000 tokens in a single response.
Does DeepSeek Flash support tool calling and image input?
DeepSeek Flash supports tool / function calling and streaming responses, and it does not support image (vision) input.
What should I use instead of DeepSeek Flash?
From the same maker, DeepSeek V4 Pro is the step up when this one falls short. Switching is one string: it runs on the same endpoint and the same key, so there is nothing to re-integrate.
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