deepseek-v4-flash-image-exp — API, Pricing & Context Window | Vivgrid

deepseek-v4-flash-image-exp is an experimental variant of deepseek-v4-flash that adds image input, so you can send text and images in the same request. It keeps the line's standout 1M-token context window and 384K-token max output, at the same price as deepseek-v4-flash.

Vivgrid serves deepseek-v4-flash-image-exp through its unified, OpenAI-compatible API, making it a compelling default for high-volume, cost-sensitive workloads that need to reason over images alongside text.

Specifications

Pricing

Pricing in USD per 1M tokens, matching the provider's rates.

Quick start

Call deepseek-v4-flash-image-exp through Vivgrid's unified, OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Get an API key from the Vivgrid Console.

curl https://api.vivgrid.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VIVGRID_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek-v4-flash-image-exp",
    "messages": [
      { "role": "user", "content": "Say hello in English, Chinese and Spanish." }
    ],
    "stream": true
  }'

Ideal use cases

• Document, screenshot, and chart understanding at low cost
• Multimodal agent steps that mix text and image inputs
• Very high-volume, cost-sensitive agent traffic
• Large-output generation at minimal cost

Related models

• deepseek-v4-flash (0731) — the text-only, identically priced base model
• deepseek-v4-pro — the flagship V4 model
• gemini-3.1-flash-image — image-generation alternative