Is DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or Seed 2.0 Lite cheaper?

Seed 2.0 Lite is cheaper on output tokens ($0.53 vs $1.34 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or Seed 2.0 Lite?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 has the larger context window (1M tokens).

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Seed 2.0 Lite

Seed 2.0 Lite is cheaper on output tokens, while DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 offers a larger context window. Choose DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or Seed 2.0 Lite based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731	Seed 2.0 Lite
Provider	Volcengine Ark	Volcengine Ark
Input / 1M tokens	$0.45	$0.09
Output / 1M tokens	$1.34	$0.53
Context window	1M	256K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Jul 2026	Feb 2026

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 details →Seed 2.0 Lite details →

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