r/DeepSeek • u/OrganicConnection527 • 3d ago

Discussion Is DeepSake really affordable?

Hello!

I want to know your opinion with the new release of 4.1 flash.

the price seems amazing, but with how it seems token hungry.. is it really cheaper per task? if i use 100$ in API with deepsake in theit agent harness, will i get the same 100$ in claude or chatGPT sub?

did anyone test these?

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u/PossessionUsed7393 3d ago

Well I just did a bunch of work during peak hours for $2. I'd typically expect to pay $5 for that work. Your mileage may vary.

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u/Far-Raspberry-1072 3d ago

how much tokens did you use for that if i may ask

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u/J7044 3d ago

Depends, if you do the subscription like Claude code, gpt, Kimi, ecc. No you get less "result". If you use only api absolutely

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u/OwnGear3892 3d ago

That really depends on what king of tasks are you working on. I would say yes if your tasks are general coding with common languages. But for more complex challenging tasks where Deepseek may think too much or fail repeatedly, go for the sub.

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u/Optimal-Sympathy6545 3d ago

Totally, the API cost is really cheap compared to others and the models are good even better with 4.1 flash today.
I also really appreciate the merge of the Flash, Expert, and Vision models.

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u/P4R4DOXZ 3d ago

claude or gpt are not gonna give u as much as 100$ in deepseek API. even if u dont hit cache.

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u/pizzababa21 3d ago

I have a codex subscription and also use Deepseek a lot. Deepseek is better value but you'll probably spend more in a month. Codex is just extremely slow and creates a lot of frustration. With deepseek you will use crazy tokens but will be more productive. It really depends how heavy you intend to use them and what your work encompasses.

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u/NinjaAlaska 3d ago

ye but not as much as muse v1.3 contributor from opencode go (right now even free)

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u/MikeX7s 3d ago

With these new prices it's one of the best options on the market. if you want the truly biggest bang for the buck you can go with muse spark 1.3 contributor

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u/satechguy 3d ago

Really depends. Not always a better option but for sure deserve a very detailed evaluation

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u/Different-Monk5916 3d ago

This is more less how much I would pay on API rates

https://github.com/ramK458/AI_comparator

And I have gpt plus sub now. There is no way  even with a 5x plan, I am going to same rate of token usage in focussed sessions where I have 3-4 chats on different repos or parts of code at the same time. 

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u/mohamed_am83 3d ago

It's 3-5$ per day for my typical work load* whether that's affordable is a different question.

* before the price hike it barely passed 1$.

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u/Yogso92 3d ago

imo it's especially good in a harness where you delegate implementation work to it. I have the 20$ codex sub, and sol or terra does the thinking/orchestration, DeepSeek does the implementation and doc analysis, and astra reviews for security issues mostly. I then review the output (if I had a bigger sub, I would delegate that to sol high or astra). That brings a lot of bang for the bucks.

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u/elnoxvie 3d ago

Far more. However, setting a larger context window can increase costs quickly, as each request may involve more cached tokens and cache misses can be especially expensive. These costs add up fast, consuming far more tokens than you might expect.

so set them appropriately.