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Cloudflare Clairic vs DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

Try both on us. Starter credit covers your first requests, then one key routes Cloudflare Clairic and DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731. Switch by changing the model name.

Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.

Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.

Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.

Practical read

Monthly evidence

Cloudflare Clairic has the lower published input-plus-output rate. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 has more Credits provider routes, the larger context window and the lower measured p50 time to first token.

$0.1055/1MCloudflare Clairic cheapest route

$0.142425/1MDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 cheapest route

1298 msCloudflare Clairic fastest measured p50 TTFT via cloudflare-workers-ai

865 msDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 fastest measured p50 TTFT via engy

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

Cloudflare ClairicDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

Model idcloudflare/clairicdeepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731

Publishercloudflare DeepSeek

AI IQ — —

Context65,536 tokens1,048,576 tokens

Credits provider routes126

Cheapest route$0.1055/1M$0.142425/1M

Cached inputNot published$0.01/1M to $0.118793/1M

Privacy postureprovider posture varieshas Confidential route (E2EE + ZDR)

Fastest measured p50 TTFT1298 ms via cloudflare-workers-ai865 ms via engy

Highest measured throughputnot enough datanot enough data

Recent route uptime range100.00%96.43% to 100.00%

Modes chat chat

Cloudflare Clairic routes

Overview1 Credits routes

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 routes

Overview26 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

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Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

OpenAI clientPython

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="cloudflare/clairic",
    messages=messages,
)

Questions

Which should I use, Cloudflare Clairic or DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731?

Cloudflare Clairic has the lower published input-plus-output rate. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 has more Credits provider routes, the larger context window and the lower measured p50 time to first token.

Is Cloudflare Clairic or DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $0.1055/1M for Cloudflare Clairic and $0.142425/1M for DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is Cloudflare Clairic or DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is 1298 ms for Cloudflare Clairic and 865 ms for DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test Cloudflare Clairic and DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 with the same API?

Yes. Use the same OpenAI-compatible TrustedRouter base URL and API key, then change only the model id between cloudflare/clairic and deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731. This makes side-by-side evals possible without maintaining two provider integrations.