Aion-3.0-Mini vs DeepSeek Flash Latest: pricing comparison
DeepSeek Flash Latest is the cheaper option at $0.00/$0.60 per 1M input/output tokens — Aion-3.0-Mini ($0.70/$1.40) costs about 7000x more per input token. Full spec-by-spec breakdown below.
| Aion-3.0-Mini | DeepSeek Flash Latest | |
|---|---|---|
| Input /1M tokens | $0.70 | $0.00 |
| Output /1M tokens | $1.40 | $0.60 |
| Cache read /1M | $0.18 | $0.01 |
| Context window | 131K | 1.0M |
| Provider | Aion-labs | ~deepseek |
| Vision input | No | Yes |
| Released | Jul 2026 | Sep 2026 |
Real workload costs: Aion-3.0-Mini vs DeepSeek Flash Latest
Cost per single request at common token profiles — the cheapest model for each workload is highlighted.
| Workload | Tokens (in / out) | Aion-3.0-Mini | DeepSeek Flash Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatbot message | 500 / 300 | $0.0008 | $0.0002 |
| RAG query with context | 4,000 / 500 | $0.0035 | $0.0003 |
| Document summarization | 20,000 / 1,000 | $0.02 | $0.0006 |
| Agent coding session | 100,000 / 5,000 | $0.08 | $0.0030 |
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper: Aion-3.0-Mini vs DeepSeek Flash Latest?
DeepSeek Flash Latest is the cheapest on input tokens at $0.00 per 1M, and DeepSeek Flash Latest is cheapest on output at $0.60 per 1M. Aion-3.0-Mini costs about 7000x more per input token than DeepSeek Flash Latest.
How much does Aion-3.0-Mini cost per 1M tokens?
Aion-3.0-Mini costs $0.70 per 1M input tokens and $1.40 per 1M output tokens on the Aion-labs API, with a 131K-token context window.
How much does DeepSeek Flash Latest cost per 1M tokens?
DeepSeek Flash Latest costs $0.00 per 1M input tokens and $0.60 per 1M output tokens on the ~deepseek API, with a 1.0M-token context window.
What does a typical request cost on Aion-3.0-Mini vs DeepSeek Flash Latest?
For a typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens: Aion-3.0-Mini costs $0.0021, DeepSeek Flash Latest costs $0.0003. At 1,000 requests/day for a month that is $63.00 for Aion-3.0-Mini vs $9.01 for DeepSeek Flash Latest.
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Pricing data via the OpenRouter models API.