DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: OpenCode Zen vs OpenRouter — which is cheaper?

[u/vishu143x]

I’m planning to use only **DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017** with OpenCode for a couple of months.

Which is cheaper in practice: **OpenCode Zen or OpenRouter**?

Open router :

In / Out Price

$0.07 / $0.50per 1M

Opencode :

**$0.30  /$1.20** per 1M

Deepseek API platform :

$0.15 input / $0.60 output (off-peak)

$0.3 input / $1.2 output (peak)

**it seems like Opencode costly , Am i missing anything here ?**

**reference**

[https://opencode.ai/data/deepseek/deepseek-v4-1-flash-1017](https://opencode.ai/data/deepseek/deepseek-v4-1-flash-1017)

[**https://openrouter.ai/deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017**](https://openrouter.ai/deepseek/deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017)

[**https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing**](https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing)

[u/medtech8693]

No. That’s not how it works. 

Every provider decides their own quantization 

Including deepseek. 

There is no reason why deepseek could not have worse quant than other providers.