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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Gemma 4 E4B IT

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (DeepSeek) and Gemma 4 E4B IT (Google) side by side: what each costs per million tokens through Rapid Router, how much context each takes, what each supports, and where independent benchmarks place them. Same API, same key; switching is a one-string change.

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731Gemma 4 E4B IT
Input price per 1M$0.060$0.020
Output price per 1M$0.180$0.100
Context window1M tokens131K tokens
Max output944K tokens8K tokens
Input typestexttext, image, audio
Capabilitiestools, JSON, reasoningtools, JSON, vision, audio, reasoning
AuthorDeepSeekGoogle

What a month costs on each

WorkloadDeepSeek V4 Flash 0731Gemma 4 E4B IT
Chatbot month (15M in, 4M out)$1.62$0.700
RAG month (40M in, 3M out)$2.94$1.10
Coding month (60M in, 10M out)$5.40$2.20

On a typical 75/25 input-output mix, Gemma 4 E4B IT costs less (about 56% less than DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731). DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 takes the longer prompt at 1M tokens. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.

Call either one

curl https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $RAPIDROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'

# the other one: change the model string
  -d '{"model": "google/gemma-4-e4b-it", ...}'

Common questions

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or Gemma 4 E4B IT?

Gemma 4 E4B IT is cheaper on a typical mix of 75% input and 25% output tokens, by about 56%. Through Rapid Router both are billed at the provider list price per million tokens.

Which has the larger context window?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731, at 1M tokens. Gemma 4 E4B IT offers 131K tokens.

Can I switch between DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and Gemma 4 E4B IT without changing code?

Yes. Both are callable at https://rapidrouter.ai/api/v1 with the same OpenAI-compatible request; only the model string changes (deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731 or google/gemma-4-e4b-it).

How do I pay for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 or Gemma 4 E4B IT?

Top up a Rapid Router balance by card in US dollars, and both models debit that balance per request.

More DeepSeek models: DeepSeek API pricing · More Gemini: Google API pricing