Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Ling 3.1 Flash?

Ling 3.1 Flash has the lowest input price. Per 1M input tokens: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 from $0.10 and Ling 3.1 Flash from $0.07.

Which has the larger context window, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Ling 3.1 Flash?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has the largest context window: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 1,048,576 tokens and Ling 3.1 Flash 262,144 tokens.

Which is smarter, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Ling 3.1 Flash?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 scores highest on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 32.6 and Ling 3.1 Flash 29.6.

Can I switch between DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Ling 3.1 Flash without changing my code?

Yes. All of them are served through FastRouter's OpenAI-compatible API, so switching is a change of the model parameter (deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017, inclusionai/ling-3.1-flash).

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Ling 3.1 Flash

Side-by-side pricing per provider, context window, benchmark scores and speed, all on one OpenAI-compatible API.

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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 DeepSeekdeepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017

Ling 3.1 Flash inclusionAIinclusionai/ling-3.1-flash

Creator

DeepSeek

inclusionAI

Released

Oct 17, 2026

Oct 2, 2026

Context window

1.05M

262K

Input / 1MLowest provider price

$0.10$0.10–$0.30 across 4

$0.07

Output / 1MLowest provider price

$0.29$0.29–$1.20 across 4

$0.22

Providers

IntelligenceArtificial Analysis index

32.6

29.6

Accepts

Text, Image

Text

Produces

Text

Tool calling

Yes

Structured output

Yes

Reasoning

Yes

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Ling 3.1 Flash: summary

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Ling 3.1 Flash are both available through FastRouter's OpenAI-compatible API, so switching between them is a change of model id, not a new integration.

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, from DeepSeek, has a 1,048,576-token context window, costs from $0.10/1M input and $0.29/1M output tokens across 4 providers and scores 32.6 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.

Ling 3.1 Flash, from inclusionAI, has a 262,144-token context window, costs $0.07/1M input and $0.22/1M output tokens and scores 29.6 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index.

Ling 3.1 Flash is the cheapest on input, 1.4× cheaper than the next model, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 has the largest context window and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 scores highest for intelligence.

Switch with one line

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.fastrouter.ai/api/v1", api_key="<FASTROUTER_API_KEY>") client.chat.completions.create(model="deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017", messages=[...]) # or client.chat.completions.create(model="inclusionai/ling-3.1-flash", messages=[...])

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