DeepSeek V4.1 Flash vs GPT-OSS 120B (Groq) API pricing
GPT-OSS 120B (Groq) is cheaper on every example workload below. Prices last checked 2026-10-14.
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (DeepSeek) | GPT-OSS 120B (Groq) (Groq) | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M tokens | $0.3 | $0.15 |
| Output $/1M tokens | $1.2 | $0.6 |
| Context | 1000000 | 131072 |
| Our tier (1–4) | 2 | 2 |
Example monthly bills
| Workload | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | GPT-OSS 120B (Groq) | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chat / Q&A 10M in / 2M out per month | $5.40 | $2.70 | GPT-OSS 120B (Groq) saves $2.70/mo (50%) |
| Coding 20M in / 5M out per month | $12.00 | $6.00 | GPT-OSS 120B (Groq) saves $6.00/mo (50%) |
| Output-heavy (reasoning, long answers) 10M in / 10M out per month | $15.00 | $7.50 | GPT-OSS 120B (Groq) saves $7.50/mo (50%) |
Fine print
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: Peak rate; off-peak half ($0.15/$0.60)
Cost only, not quality. “Tier” is our rough capability judgment, not a benchmark, and different tokenizers count the same text differently. Reasoning models may bill extra thinking tokens as output. Official sources: DeepSeek, Groq.
See all models on the full price table, the DeepSeek and Groq pricing pages, or try the savings calculator with your own numbers.