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DeepSeek V4 Pro vs DeepSeek V4 Flash: local, rented GPU, and API costs

Compare calculated local requirements, provider-published rented-GPU rates, and dated API rates or clearly labeled size estimates for DeepSeek V4 Pro and DeepSeek V4 Flash. Spanvero adds $0 markup.

DeepSeek V4 Pro vs DeepSeek V4 Flash — cost comparison

DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek V4 Flash
Parameters861.6B158.1B
Context window1M1M
LicenseCommercial OKCommercial OK
VRAM to run~580 GB (Q4_K_M)✓ ~107 GB (Q4_K_M)
Rent a GPU$17.20/hr✓ $0.65/hr
Your API key$0.79/1M✓ $0.09/1M

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VRAM is calculated from catalog specs, quantization, and context. Non-estimated API rates are provider-sourced snapshots dated 2026-08-24; retired upstream rates are last-known and size-derived values are labeled "est." We don't rank model quality or quote benchmarks here.

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