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Using DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp on OpenRouter

Implementation guide · DeepSeek V4 · DeepSeek

Serverless

OpenRouter exposes DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp through model ID deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.

Last refreshed 2026-08-24. Next refresh: weekly.

Quick Start

  1. 1
    Create an account at OpenRouter and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the OpenRouter SDK or REST API to call deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp — see the documentation for request format.
  3. 3
    You'll be billed $0.22/1M input, $0.65/1M output tokens. See full pricing.
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Code Examples

See OpenRouter documentation for integration details.

Pricing on OpenRouter

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$0.22
Output tokens$0.65

Capabilities

VisionMultimodalReasoningJSON / Tool useStructured OutputsPrompt Caching

About DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp

DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is DeepSeek's experimental multimodal extension of V4 Flash, released August 21, 2026. It matches V4 Flash on text while adding image understanding for agent workflows through the DeepSeek API model ID deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp. Images are billed as up to 384 input tokens each at V4 Flash text rates. Experimental public API; weights not released.

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Model Specs

Released2026-08-21
Context1m
ArchitectureMixture of Experts

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Provider

OpenRouter
OpenRouter

OpenRouter, Inc.

New York, NY, USA