Baseten adds DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 at $0.30 input, $1.20 output per 1M tokens
What happened
Between the Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 18, 2026 captures of Baseten's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: New Model API row DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 added: $0.30 input, $0.007 cached input, $1.20 output per 1M tokens. Pulse files it as a product change (feature added) with an upward direction. The current page lists Basic at $1.32 DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 input (per 1M tokens) + $0.3 Kimi K3 cache input (per 1M tokens).
It lands one day after Baseten's previous change, "Baseten adds Reflection Beam and Meta Muse Spark Open to Model APIs lineup" (Oct 17, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Baseten adds Nemotron 3.5 Super VL at $0.20 per 1M input tokens" (Oct 16, 2026), "Baseten adds GLM-5.3 Fast, retires 6 models, cuts DeepSeek V4.1 Flash cache price 77%" (Sep 28, 2026) and "Baseten: added Kimi K3, Inkling-Small & DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 model APIs" (Aug 5, 2026). Baseten has been tracked since 2026-02-26.
In the same window Wodify and Zen Planner also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Featureadded
BeforeNot listed
AfterModel API row DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | Not listed | Model API row DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | added |
Values as written on Baseten's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Baseten's pricing page (www.baseten.co) from Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 18, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where Model API row DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 now appears.
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Baseten, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 18, 2026improvedBaseten adds DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 at $0.30 input, $1.20 output per 1M tokens · this change
- Oct 17, 2026packagingBaseten adds Reflection Beam and Meta Muse Spark Open to Model APIs lineup
- Oct 16, 2026packagingBaseten adds Nemotron 3.5 Super VL at $0.20 per 1M input tokens
- Sep 28, 2026packagingBaseten adds GLM-5.3 Fast, retires 6 models, cuts DeepSeek V4.1 Flash cache price 77%
- Aug 5, 2026improvedBaseten: added Kimi K3, Inkling-Small & DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 model APIs
- Jul 27, 2026decreaseBaseten: GLM 5.2 cache-input price cut from $0.26 to $0.14/1M tokens
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Did Baseten raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 18, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added.
What changed on Baseten's pricing page between Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 18, 2026?
Feature: Not listed → Model API row DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 17, 2026 and Oct 18, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Baseten change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 5 other pricing-page changes for Baseten in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Baseten adds Reflection Beam and Meta Muse Spark Open to Model APIs lineup" on Oct 17, 2026; Baseten has been tracked since 2026-02-26.