Using DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 on Vercel AI Gateway
Implementation guide · DeepSeek V4.1 · DeepSeek
Vercel AI Gateway exposes DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 through model ID deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.
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Quick Start
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- 2Use the Vercel AI Gateway SDK or REST API to call
deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017— see the documentation for request format. - 3
Code Examples
pip install openaiAI_GATEWAY_API_KEYdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Pricing on Vercel AI Gateway
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.30 |
| Output tokens | $1.20 |
| Image input | $1.00 |
Capabilities
About DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 is the October 17, 2026 update to DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, released under the MIT license with weights on Hugging Face and ModelScope. DeepSeek describes it as a minor update trained with reinforcement learning from self-feedback for end-to-end project development, with shorter task runtime and output length. It supports 1M-token context, up to 384K output tokens, vision input, thinking and non-thinking modes, tool calls and JSON output. The DeepSeek API serves it as deepseek-flash, and the legacy names deepseek-v4-flash and deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp also route to it.