Models

DeepSeek V4 Flash vs gpt-oss-20b

Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash from DeepSeek and gpt-oss-20b 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.

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DeepSeek V4 Flash
DeepSeek · text → text

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 is DeepSeek's efficiency-optimized Mixture-of-Experts text model, designed for fast inference and workflows requiring tool use, function calling, and structured outputs. It features 284B total parameters with 13B activated parameters and supports a 1M-token context window with cost-effective pricing.

Input$0.464 /M
Output$0.928 /M
Cache read$0.0039 /M
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gpt-oss-20b
OpenAI · text → text

gpt-oss-20b is a 21-billion parameter open-weight model released by OpenAI under the Apache 2.0 license. Its core feature is a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture that uses only 3.6B active parameters, enabling low-latency inference and deployment on consumer GPUs. The model also supports fine-tuning, function calling, tool use, and structured outputs.

Input$0.11 /M
Output$0.55 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

DeepSeek V4 Flash
gpt-oss-20b
Input /M
$0.464
$0.11
Output /M
$0.928
$0.55
Cache read /M
$0.0039
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Context length
1,000,000
NaN
Max output
0
0
Time to First Token
0.7 s
0.1 s
Throughput
59.0 tok/s
2619.0 tok/s
Modalities
text
text
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
thinkingfunction callingstructured outputs
API Formats
Released
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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-flashgpt-oss-20b

Tokens / day

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Requests / day

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Performance Past 3 Days

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

deepseek-v4-flashgpt-oss-20b

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-flashgpt-oss-20b
1220130013801460
Overall
12881431
Coding
13091452
Math
13181428
Instruction following
12381420
Longer query
12501435
Chinese
13101467
English
13021439

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.

gpt-oss-20b
$14.85 /mo
DeepSeek V4 Flash
$41.76 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4 Flash, gpt-oss-20b?

gpt-oss-20b: $0.55/M output tokens; DeepSeek V4 Flash: $0.928/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

How do their coding arena scores compare?

DeepSeek V4 Flash: 1452; gpt-oss-20b: 1309 (LMArena coding leaderboard).

Which responds faster?

gpt-oss-20b: 0.1s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

Which one generates tokens faster?

gpt-oss-20b at 2619.0 tok/s and DeepSeek V4 Flash at 59.0 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 and structured outputs; gpt-oss-20b accepts text input and supports thinking, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call DeepSeek V4 Flash and gpt-oss-20b 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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