DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash vs GPT-6 Astra

A side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash and GPT-6 Astra: input/output pricing, capabilities and available endpoints, served live from 370.AI. Both are reachable with the same API key.

Pricing comparison

ItemDeepSeek-V4.1-FlashGPT-6 Astra
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.165$6.5
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.66$32.5
Cache read explicit (per 1M tokens)$0.0165$0.65
Cache write 5m (per 1M tokens)$8.125

Specifications

ItemDeepSeek-V4.1-FlashGPT-6 Astra
Context window1,000,000922,000
Max output393,216128,000

Capability comparison

ItemDeepSeek-V4.1-FlashGPT-6 Astra
function_callingYes
prompt_cachingYesYes
reasoningYes
thinkingYes
visionYes

Which should you pick

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash or GPT-6 Astra?

On input, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash is cheaper ($0.165 vs $6.5 per 1M tokens). On output, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash is cheaper ($0.66 vs $32.5 per 1M tokens). All prices are per million tokens in USD.

Which has the larger context window, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash or GPT-6 Astra?

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash does — DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash accepts 1,000,000 input tokens and GPT-6 Astra accepts 922,000.

What can DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash do that GPT-6 Astra cannot?

both support prompt_caching; only DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash supports reasoning, thinking; only GPT-6 Astra supports function_calling, vision.

Can I switch between DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash and GPT-6 Astra 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 "deepseek-v4.1-flash" to "gpt-6-astra", 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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