DeepSeek lists 24 models and Reflection 1. DeepSeek is cheaper on a typical model ($0.37 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
| DeepSeek | Reflection | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 24 | 1 |
| Models with published pricing | 23 | 1 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $0.37 | $1.50 |
| Cheapest paid model | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ($0.06) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| Longest context | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 (1.0M) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (1.0M) |
| Free models | 1 | 0 |
| Newest model | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (2026-09-10) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (2026-10-16) |
| Price changes in the last 90 days | 221 | 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 | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $5.28 with DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | $135 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $5.28 with DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | $150 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| Coding / tool-using agent 2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context | $5.57 with DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | $156 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $3.42 with DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | $98.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | $1.74 with DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | $53.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| You need | DeepSeek | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ($0.06) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| With tool calling | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ($0.06) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| With image input | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ($0.06) | none listed |
| With reasoning mode | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ($0.06) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| 128K+ context | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ($0.06) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| 1M+ context | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ($0.06) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| Model type | DeepSeek | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| text+image->text | 4 | 0 |
| text->text | 20 | 1 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | DeepSeek | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 1 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 15 | 0 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 7 | 1 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
DeepSeek is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.37 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $1.50 for Reflection. The cheapest paid models are DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash at $0.06 and Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at $1.50.
It depends on the job: DeepSeek offers the broader line-up (24 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 24 models and Reflection lists 1.
It is a tie: DeepSeek's longest is DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 at 1.0M tokens; Reflection's is Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at 1.0M.
DeepSeek: 1 free model (e.g. DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (free)). Reflection: none.
DeepSeek: 4 of 24 models accept images. Reflection: 0 of 1.