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Real data comparison

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) vs Union Alpha

On price, Union Alpha is cheaper ($0.00 vs $0.20 per 1M). In real production usage, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) is used more (rank #4 vs #14 of 353).

  • DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch)
  • Union Alpha
Price ($/1M blended)$0.20 / $0.00
Average usage share10.69% / 2.48%
Best provider uptime100.0% / 100.0%
Context window1,048,576 / 262,144

Usage share over time

18.62%13.97%9.31%4.66%0.00%Share of usageSep 10Sep 16Sep 22
  • DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch)
  • Union Alpha

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) vs Union Alpha: which is better quality?

Quality data is unavailable for one or both models.

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) vs Union Alpha: which is cheaper?

Union Alpha is cheaper at $0.00/1M vs $0.20/1M.

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) vs Union Alpha: which is used more?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) has higher real OpenRouter usage share (rank #4 vs #14 of 353).

Source: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings), as of September 23, 2026.

Benchmark scores: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings).

Methodology: www.smophy.ai/benchmark/methodology

Token counts originate from each provider's own tokenizer and are not directly comparable across providers.