--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "f7f8f7edb220e81506f6c32a71921ea53af3519b91bb3e4e7ea71635d238e8be" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/f7f8f7ed?lang=en" title: "Dolphin Launches DeepSeek V4.1 Flash API at 97% Lower Cost" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-10-11T17:07:48.000Z" category: "Tools" topics: ["deepseek","inference","devtools"] source_urls: ["https://huggingnews.com/ai/dolphin-launches-deepseek-v41-flash-api-at-97percent-lower-cost-5c39d382","https://x.com/dphnAI/status/2109297046780055762","https://x.com/KSimback/status/2109325434626130308","https://marketbrief.now/ai/dolphin-launches-deepseek-v41-flash-api-at-97percent-lower-cost-5c39d382"] summary: "Dolphin launched the Dolphin Inference API using DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, offering performance comparable to Opus 5 models at a cost 97% lower than other frontier models. The first 1,000 users receive $30 in free credits to test agentic and coding capabilities, with the service targeting software builders requiring direct API access rather than monthly subscription plans." --- # Dolphin Launches DeepSeek V4\.1 Flash API at 97% Lower Cost > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-10-11T17:07:48.000Z **Category:** Tools **Topics:** deepseek, inference, devtools ## Summary Dolphin launched the Dolphin Inference API using DeepSeek V4\.1 Flash, offering performance comparable to Opus 5 models at a cost 97% lower than other frontier models\. The first 1,000 users receive $30 in free credits to test agentic and coding capabilities, with the service targeting software builders requiring direct API access rather than monthly subscription plans\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Story source]()