OpenClaw default agent traffic
DeepSeek V4 Flash
At $0.14/M input and $0.28/M output, Flash is the route to adapt for OpenClaw's routine planning, summaries, search, and tool-call narration.
DeepSeek V4 Flash + OpenClaw adaptation
DeepSeek V4 Flash and OpenClaw adapter hub
Make V4 Flash the lead DeepSeek route, document its OpenClaw adaptation separately, and keep Pro, GPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok as explicit comparison or escalation choices.
V4 Flash
$0.28 / output M
Input
$0.14
Cache
$0.028
Context
1M
OpenClaw adapter
Flash-first
Default model route
Map routine OpenClaw chat, planning, and tool narration to deepseek-v4-flash.
Escalation policy
Escalate to deepseek-v4-pro only for long reasoning, failed self-checks, or high-risk review.
Prompt cache design
Keep OpenClaw system prompts, tool schemas, and retrieval wrappers stable across runs.
Flash is the primary route
$0.14 / $0.28
Use V4 Flash as the default model for OpenClaw agent traffic, search, summaries, retrieval responses, and high-volume API jobs.
Cache hits matter
$0.028
Cache-hit input pricing makes repeated OpenClaw planning context and retrieval scaffolds much cheaper when prompts are structured consistently.
Pro is escalation only
$1.74 / $3.48
V4 Pro remains useful, but DSFlashHub should present it as a hard-task fallback rather than the lead product route.
Content cluster
More indexable pages around Flash and OpenClaw
The site now has a larger page set: Flash guide, OpenClaw adaptation, routing, comparison, benchmarks, use cases, and migration pages.
Flash
DeepSeek V4 Flash guide
A dedicated guide for V4 Flash pricing, context, cache behavior, and why it should be the default DSFlashHub story.
OpenClaw
OpenClaw adaptation hub
The OpenClaw landing page for DeepSeek V4 Flash positioning, adapter boundaries, routing policy, and integration notes.
OpenClaw
DeepSeek V4 Flash for OpenClaw
A stronger standalone adaptation page for pairing OpenClaw workflows with DeepSeek V4 Flash as the default model route.
Routing
DeepSeek V4 Flash vs Pro
A routing comparison that keeps Flash as the main production model and defines exactly when Pro should be used.
Routing
DeepSeek V4 Flash API routing playbook
Production routing rules for cache hits, retry policy, task classification, OpenClaw agent traffic, and fallback models.
Evaluation
DeepSeek V4 Flash benchmark checklist
A practical evaluation checklist for comparing Flash with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and Pro on real workloads.
Use cases
DeepSeek V4 Flash use cases
Indexable use-case pages for search, summarization, code assistance, retrieval, OpenClaw agents, and batch analysis.
Migration
Migrate to DeepSeek V4 Flash
Migration notes for moving old DeepSeek aliases and generic chat routes toward explicit V4 Flash and Pro model IDs.
Flash first
Start with Flash, then route exceptions
DeepSeek V4 matters because Flash gives the site a clear low-cost default route. Pro remains documented, but the main story should be Flash performance, cache economics, and OpenClaw adaptation.
| Model | Input / 1M | Cached input | Output / 1M | Context | Positioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DeepSeek V4 Flash Cost baseline | $0.14 | $0.028 | $0.28 | 1M | Primary DSFlashHub route for OpenClaw adaptation, search, summarization, batch code assistance, and routine agent traffic. DeepSeek API Docs |
DeepSeek V4 Pro Frontier | $1.74 | $0.145 | $3.48 | 1M | Official V4 Pro rate: $0.145 cache hit, $1.74 cache miss input, $3.48 output per 1M tokens. Use it as an escalation route, not the default story. DeepSeek API Docs |
OpenAI GPT-5.4 Frontier | $2.5 | $0.25 | $15 | Short / long tiers | Strong closed-model quality baseline. Use it when you need broad ecosystem compatibility or client-requested GPT output. OpenAI Pricing |
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 / 4.6 Enterprise | $5 | $0.5 | $25 | 1M | Enterprise-grade review, analysis, and code-agent reference route. Expensive enough to reserve for high-value tasks. Anthropic Pricing |
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6 Enterprise | $3 | $0.3 | $15 | 1M | Claude's more practical default route when a team wants Anthropic behavior without Opus-level spend. Anthropic Pricing |
Google Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Multimodal | $2 | $0.2 | $12 | 1M | $12/M is Gemini output pricing, not DeepSeek V4 Pro pricing. Best used as a multimodal and Google-ecosystem comparison point. Google AI Pricing |
xAI Grok 4.20 Realtime | $2 | N/A | $6 | 2M | Useful reference for realtime, agentic, and large-context Grok workflows. xAI pricing tables are dynamic, so verify in the xAI console before launch. xAI Models and Pricing |
Comparison logic
Compare around Flash, not around Pro
The comparison set still separates DeepSeek, GPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok, but the DeepSeek row now treats V4 Flash as the default product route.
Hard reasoning and code review
DeepSeek V4 Pro + Claude/GPT audit
Use V4 Pro for low-cost hard tasks, then sample with Claude Opus or GPT-5.4 when quality risk is high.
Multimodal product analysis
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview
Gemini remains the stronger comparison point when image, video, and Google ecosystem features matter.
Realtime and agentic workflows
Grok 4.20
Grok belongs in the comparison set when teams care about realtime behavior, agentic tool calling, or xAI ecosystem fit.
V4 snapshot
V4 is a Flash-led family with a Pro escalation path
DeepSeek documents Flash and Pro under the same generation, but this site should lead with Flash because it is the practical route for OpenClaw agent turns, batch workloads, and high-volume content operations.
View Flash vs ProAPI model IDs
deepseek-v4-flash / deepseek-v4-pro
Context length
1M tokens
Max output
384K tokens
Reasoning modes
Non-think / Think / Think Max
Open weights
MIT licensed weights
Architecture
MoE + hybrid attention
Latest news
DeepSeek V4 news timeline
Pricing, open weights, API migration, and model comparison updates with traceable sources.
2026-04-25Editorial
DSFlashHub shifts the main story to V4 Flash and OpenClaw adaptation
The content cluster now treats V4 Flash as the primary product route and OpenClaw as a dedicated integration lane, with Pro documented as an escalation model.
Read more2026-04-24Pricing
DeepSeek V4 pricing page now lists Flash and Pro routes
The official page separates cache hit, cache miss input, and output pricing for V4 Flash and V4 Pro. It also warns that older deepseek-chat and deepseek-reasoner aliases will eventually be deprecated.
Read more2026-04-24Release
DeepSeek V4 Flash and Pro weights are listed on Hugging Face
The model card describes V4 as a preview release and lists Pro at 1.6T total / 49B active and Flash at 284B total / 13B active, both with 1M context.
Read more2026-04-24Correction
Pricing correction: $12/M belongs to Gemini output, not DeepSeek Pro
DeepSeek V4 Pro is currently listed at $1.74/M input and $3.48/M output. Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is the row with a $12/M standard output price.
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