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Codestral vs DeepSeek-V4-Flash
Side-by-side API economics and benchmarks. Per-1M input and output rates, context window, and verified metrics.
Tale of the tape
Head-to-head specs pulled from each model profile.
| Metric | Codestral | DeepSeek-V4-Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Input cost / 1M | $0.30 | $0.44 |
| Output cost / 1M | $0.90 | $1.32 |
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 1,000,000 tokens |
| MMLU score | — | — |
Cost verdict
Enter monthly input and output volumes to see total cost savings.
Codestral
- Input: 1M × $0.30 = $0.30
- Output: 1M × $0.90 = $0.90
- Total
- $1.20
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
- Input: 1M × $0.44 = $0.44
- Output: 1M × $1.32 = $1.32
- Total
- $1.76
Total cost savings
$0.56
Codestral saves $0.56 per month vs the other model at this volume.
Model routing savings
Uses this page's verified rates. DeepSeek-V4-Flash is the premium route (higher combined per-1M cost); Codestral handles routine traffic.
All premium
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
$88.00
100% of input and output on the premium route
Routed stack
80% → Codestral
20% → DeepSeek-V4-Flash
$65.60
- Routine slice
- $48.00
- Premium slice
- $17.60
Monthly savings
$22.40
25.5% lower
Rates pulled from this page's model database entries (deepseek-v4-flash, codestral) — same per-1M input/output figures as Tale of the tape. Production routing needs quality gates and monitoring.
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