DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 API pricing Calculated from credits
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 by LU Cloud (LU Labs) costs about €0.667 per 1M input tokens and €2.00 per 1M output tokens (1M in + 1M out = €2.67). Calculated from published credit rates, not an official per-token price; see below.
- API model id
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017- Input / 1M
- €0.667
- Output / 1M
- €2.00
- Cached input / 1M
- —
- Context window
- 1.05M
- Notes
- Calculated, not an official per-token price: LU Labs bills in credits (20,000 credits per 1M input, 60,000 per 1M output, published 2026-10-18), priced here at the cheapest generally available €15 one-time pack (450,000 credits). Monthly and annual plans give cheaper credits.
- Source
- https://lu-labs.ai/blog/deepseek-v4-1-flash-1017-in-lu-labs-cloud
- Provider type
- Inference host (HQ: DE)
- Regions
- unknown
- EU data residency
- unknown — Operated by David Drobnitza (sole trader, Viersen, Germany). LU Labs says account data is hosted in the EU; it does not publish where inference runs.
- Currency
- EUR (as published, not converted)
- Pricing type
- Calculated, not an official per-token price. How.
- Last verified
- 2026-10-26
How this price is calculated
- LU Cloud (LU Labs) charges in credits: 20,000 credits per 1M input tokens and 60,000 per 1M output tokens (published 2026-10-18).
- Reference: the €15 one-time credit pack, €15.00 for 450,000 credits = €0.0000333 per credit.
- Across plans: €0.33–€0.667 input and €0.99–€2.00 output per 1M (cheapest: Max annual (€990/year, 60M credits)).
- About $0.75 / $2.24 at the ECB rate of 1.1193 USD per EUR (2026-10-23); informational only.
API keys (base https://lu-labs.ai/api/inference/v1) always spend credits at these rates. 1 credit is defined by LU Labs as $0.00001 catalog value; buyers pay in EUR. Checked 2026-10-26. Sources: lu-labs.ai/blog/deepseek-v4-1-flash-1017-in-lu-labs-cloud, locallyuncensored.com/blog/deepseek-v4-1-flash-1017.html, lu-labs.ai/pricing. Not used in cheapest-price answers.
Cost estimate
| Provider | Model | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| LU Cloud (LU Labs) | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | €1.17 |
Uses standard list prices (no caching, batch or off-peak discounts). € and CHF rows are priced in that currency by the provider and not converted, so compare them with care.
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