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Fastest First-Token DeepSeek V4 Flash Inference Providers

Ranks providers by how quickly the first generated token appears. Providers without enough recent data remain visible after ranked rows.

Morph currently ranks first at 0.58 s via morph.

Provider options:
18
Ranked:
18
Metric:
Time to first token

Fastest first token endpoint ranking

Fastest First-Token DeepSeek V4 Flash Inference Providers
RankProvider / routeTime to first tokenSpeed measurementsEndpoint details
#1Provider / route
Morphmorph
Time to first token0.58 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
14.10 s
Response starts
0.58 s
Output speed
37.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.139 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.278 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
96.52%
Context
1M
#2Provider / route
Parasailparasail/fp8
Time to first token0.62 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
14.90 s
Response starts
0.62 s
Output speed
35.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.14 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.28 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
98.30%
Context
1M
#3Provider / route
Baidu Qianfanbaidu/fp8
Time to first token0.63 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
6.96 s
Response starts
0.63 s
Output speed
79.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.0983 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.1966 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.82%
Context
1M
#4Provider / route
Time to first token0.66 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
17.90 s
Response starts
0.66 s
Output speed
29.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.14 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.28 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.75%
Context
1M
#5Provider / route
DeepSeekdeepseek
Time to first token0.77 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
7.71 s
Response starts
0.77 s
Output speed
72.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.14 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.28 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.87%
Context
1M
#6Provider / route
Fireworksfireworks
Time to first token0.95 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
7.80 s
Response starts
0.95 s
Output speed
73.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.14 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.28 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
98.98%
Context
1M
#7Provider / route
AkashMLakashml/fp8
Time to first token1.06 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
42.72 s
Response starts
1.06 s
Output speed
12.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.14 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.28 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.67%
Context
131.1K
#8Provider / route
DeepInfradeepinfra/fp4
Time to first token1.07 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
17.73 s
Response starts
1.07 s
Output speed
30.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.09 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.18 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.71%
Context
1M
#9Provider / route
NextBitnextbit/fp8
Time to first token1.51 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
20.03 s
Response starts
1.51 s
Output speed
27.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.18 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.35 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.46%
Context
1M
#10Provider / routeTime to first token1.66 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
12.53 s
Response starts
1.66 s
Output speed
46.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.134 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.268 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.66%
Context
1M
#11Provider / route
SiliconFlowsiliconflow/fp8
Time to first token1.66 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
13.86 s
Response starts
1.66 s
Output speed
41.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.13 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.28 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.75%
Context
1M
#12Provider / route
AtlasCloudatlas-cloud/fp4
Time to first token1.78 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
73.21 s
Response starts
1.78 s
Output speed
7.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.14 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.28 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.89%
Context
1M
#13Provider / route
NovitaAInovita/fp8
Time to first token1.78 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
16.49 s
Response starts
1.78 s
Output speed
34.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.14 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.28 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.95%
Context
1M
#14Provider / route
DigitalOceandigitalocean
Time to first token1.81 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
85.15 s
Response starts
1.81 s
Output speed
6.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.112 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.224 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.86%
Context
65.5K
#15Provider / route
io.netio-net/fp8
Time to first token2.22 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
47.68 s
Response starts
2.22 s
Output speed
11.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.25 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.399 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.94%
Context
1M
#16Provider / route
StreamLakestreamlake/fp8
Time to first token2.23 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
14.73 s
Response starts
2.23 s
Output speed
40.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.0966 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.1932 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
98.34%
Context
1M
#17Provider / route
Venicevenice
Time to first token2.33 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
17.03 s
Response starts
2.33 s
Output speed
34.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.138 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.275 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.51%
Context
1M
#18Provider / route
GMICloudgmicloud/fp8
Time to first token3.09 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
17.38 s
Response starts
3.09 s
Output speed
35.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.098 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.196 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.44%
Context
1M

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DeepSeek V4 Flash endpoint guide

How to interpret the Fastest First-Token DeepSeek V4 Flash Inference Providers

18 of 18 DeepSeek V4 Flash endpoints currently have the published data required for this ranking. Morph leads at 0.58 s via morph. The table keeps unranked routes visible so missing measurements do not look like missing provider availability.

How response-start time is ranked

The first-token ranking orders endpoints by the recent median time before output begins. This is useful for interactive applications, but it should be read alongside throughput because the first provider to start is not always the first to finish a long answer.

Compare Morph with the next option

Parasail currently ranks second at 0.62 s. Compare that gap with input and output price, response-start time, output speed, 30-minute uptime, context length, and the exact route before deciding whether first place is meaningful for your workload.

Use the route, not only the provider name

DeepSeek V4 Flash has 18 published provider options, and performance data is matched to each exact OpenRouter routing tag. Different quantization, context, regional deployment, or provider configuration can change price and behavior even when the underlying model name is identical.