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.
DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Llama 4 Scout
Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash from DeepSeek and Llama 4 Scout from Llama on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.
Llama 4 Scout is a highly efficient Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model from Meta, activating 17B out of 109B total parameters per inference. It natively supports multimodal input (text and image) and multilingual output (text and code) across 12 languages. Designed for assistant-style interaction and visual reasoning, Scout features a massive 10-million-token context window. It is instruction-tuned for tasks like multilingual chat and image understanding and is released under the Llama 4 Community License for local or commercial deployment.
Pricing & Specifications
Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4 Flash, Llama 4 Scout?
Llama 4 Scout: $0.2/M output tokens; DeepSeek V4 Flash: $0.928/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.
Which responds faster?
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 0.7s 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?
Llama 4 Scout at 147.6 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; Llama 4 Scout accepts text and image input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.
Can I call DeepSeek V4 Flash and Llama 4 Scout 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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