Monthly cost at list price for five common workloads. Token counts per unit are stated so you can scale them to your own traffic. A workload that does not fit a model's context window is marked rather than priced.
Workload (per month)
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch)
Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview
Difference
Customer-support chatbot
50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation (1,500 in / 400 out tokens)
cost matters at scale — it is 81% cheaper on a typical 3:1 input/output mix ($14.85 vs $72.50 a month for 50,000 support chats)
you need to fit long inputs in one request — 1.0M tokens is roughly 1,573 pages, against 48
you need tool / function calling — to call your APIs and run agent loops; Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview does not advertise it
you need structured output (JSON schema) — to return JSON that validates against your schema; Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview does not advertise it
you need log-probabilities — to read token confidence for classification and scoring; Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview does not advertise it
you generate long outputs in one go — up to 944K tokens (about 707,800 words) per response
Choose Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview if…
No advantage on the data we track — pick it for provider preference or output quality on your own prompts.
Frequently asked questions
Is DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) better than Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) comes out ahead on the data we track: 6 advantages and none for Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) or Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) is cheaper: $0.17 vs $0.85 per 1M tokens at a typical 3:1 input/output mix, 81% less. For 50,000 support conversations a month that is $14.85 against $72.50.
How much do DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) and Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview cost per million tokens?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) costs $0.11 per 1M input tokens and $0.33 per 1M output tokens; Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview costs $0.30 input and $2.50 output. Output tokens are billed separately, so long answers shift the gap.
Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) or Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch): 1.0M tokens, about 1,573 pages, against 32K (about 48 pages) for Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview.
Do DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) and Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview support function calling and JSON output?
Can DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) or Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview read images?
Yes, both accept image input.
Is DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) or Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview free to use?
No free variant is listed for either; both are pay-per-token.
What is the maximum output length of DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) and Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) can write up to 944K tokens (about 707,800 words) per response; Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview up to 4K (about 3,100 words).
When were DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) and Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview released?
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) was listed on 2026-08-21; Moondream: Moondream 3 Preview on 2026-10-15.
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp is an experimental vision-enabled version of [DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731](https://openrouter.ai/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731) from DeepSeek, adding image understanding while matching the base model on text capabilities including agents,...
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