Claude Fable 5.1 vs DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash

A side-by-side comparison of Claude Fable 5.1 and DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash: input/output pricing, capabilities and available endpoints, served live from 370.AI. Both are reachable with the same API key.

Pricing comparison

ItemClaude Fable 5.1DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
Input (per 1M tokens)$10$0.165
Output (per 1M tokens)$50$0.66
Cache read explicit (per 1M tokens)$1$0.0165
Cache write 5m (per 1M tokens)$12.5

Specifications

ItemClaude Fable 5.1DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
Context window1,000,0001,000,000
Max output64,000393,216

Capability comparison

ItemClaude Fable 5.1DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
function_callingYes
prompt_cachingYesYes
reasoningYes
thinkingYes
visionYes

Which should you pick

Which is cheaper, Claude Fable 5.1 or DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash?

On input, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash is cheaper ($10 vs $0.165 per 1M tokens). On output, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash is cheaper ($50 vs $0.66 per 1M tokens). All prices are per million tokens in USD.

What can Claude Fable 5.1 do that DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash cannot?

both support prompt_caching; only Claude Fable 5.1 supports function_calling, vision; only DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash supports reasoning, thinking.

Can I switch between Claude Fable 5.1 and DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash without changing my code?

Yes. Both are available on 370.AI through one API key and the same OpenAI-compatible endpoint — switching means changing the model field from "claude-fable-5-1" to "deepseek-v4.1-flash", nothing else.

Both are available on 370.AI under one API key — switching between them means changing the model field and nothing else, so you can use each where it fits rather than picking one.

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