DeepSeek lists 25 models and Particle Ai 1. DeepSeek is cheaper on a typical model ($0.42 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
| DeepSeek | Particle Ai | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 25 | 1 |
| Models with published pricing | 24 | 1 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $0.42 | $0.44 |
| Cheapest paid model | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) ($0.08) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| Longest context | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 (1.0M) | Particle AI: Particle-1 (1.0M) |
| Free models | 1 | 0 |
| Newest model | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (2026-10-17) | Particle AI: Particle-1 (2026-10-28) |
| Price changes in the last 90 days | 252 | 0 |
For each workload: the cheapest model from each provider that can actually do it (fits the context window; tool calling required for the agent), and its monthly cost at list price.
| Workload (per month) | DeepSeek | Particle Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $6.75 with DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) | $38.75 with Particle AI: Particle-1 |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $7.50 with DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) | $40.00 with Particle AI: Particle-1 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context | $7.80 with DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) | $42.00 with Particle AI: Particle-1 |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $4.90 with DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) | $26.00 with Particle AI: Particle-1 |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | $2.65 with DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) | $13.50 with Particle AI: Particle-1 |
| You need | DeepSeek | Particle Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) ($0.08) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| With tool calling | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) ($0.08) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| With image input | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) ($0.08) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| With reasoning mode | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) ($0.08) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| 128K+ context | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) ($0.08) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| 1M+ context | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) ($0.08) | Particle AI: Particle-1 ($0.44) |
| Model type | DeepSeek | Particle Ai |
|---|---|---|
| text+image->text | 5 | 1 |
| text->text | 20 | 0 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | DeepSeek | Particle Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 1 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 14 | 1 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 9 | 0 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
DeepSeek is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.42 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $0.44 for Particle Ai. The cheapest paid models are DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) at $0.08 and Particle AI: Particle-1 at $0.44.
It depends on the job: DeepSeek offers the broader line-up (25 models vs 1), DeepSeek the lower typical price. The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
DeepSeek: DeepSeek lists 25 models and Particle Ai lists 1.
It is a tie: DeepSeek's longest is DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 at 1.0M tokens; Particle Ai's is Particle AI: Particle-1 at 1.0M.
DeepSeek: 1 free model (e.g. DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (free)). Particle Ai: none.
DeepSeek: 5 of 25 models accept images. Particle Ai: 1 of 1.