Models

DeepSeek V4 Flash vs moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct

Compare DeepSeek V4 Flash from DeepSeek and moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct from Moonshot AI 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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moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct
Moonshot AI · text → text

Kimi K2 is Moonshot AI's state-of-the-art Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) language model with 1 trillion total parameters and 32 billion activated parameters. Designed for agentic intelligence, it excels at tool use, coding, and autonomous problem-solving across diverse domains.

Input$0.62 /M
Output$2.48 /M

Pricing & Specifications

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

DeepSeek V4 Flash
moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct
Input /M
$0.464
$0.62
Output /M
$0.928
$2.48
Cache read /M
$0.0039
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Context length
1,000,000
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Max output
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Time to First Token
0.7 s
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Throughput
59.0 tok/s
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Modalities
text
text
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputs
toolsfunction 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.

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Performance Past 3 Days

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

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Throughput (tok/s)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

DeepSeek V4 Flash
$41.76 /mo
moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct
$74.40 /mo

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

FAQ

Which is cheaper: DeepSeek V4 Flash, moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct?

DeepSeek V4 Flash: $0.928/M output tokens; moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct: $2.48/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

DeepSeek V4 Flash accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs; moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct accepts text input and supports tool calling, function calling and structured outputs.

Can I call DeepSeek V4 Flash and moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct 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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