Run DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Lite 1017 Outlaw in Aider
Run deepseek-v4.1-flash-lite-1017-outlaw in Aider through Wild West API: one key, a hard spend cap, and a model that answers instead of refusing.
| Model id | deepseek-v4.1-flash-lite-1017-outlaw |
|---|---|
| Context window | 512,000 tokens (512K) |
| Tool calling | Supported |
| Price per 1M tokens | $0.36 input, $0.030 on a cache hit, $1.44 output |
| Intelligence | 39 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3.2, for the base model |
| Web search | Add :online to the id |
Set it up
- Set OPENAI_API_BASE to https://wildwestapi.com/v1 and OPENAI_API_KEY to your key.
- Run aider --model openai/deepseek-v4.1-flash-lite-1017-outlaw; the openai/ prefix is what sends it to the base URL.
- Add the metadata file below so Aider knows the real context window and price instead of warning that it does not.
# shell setx OPENAI_API_BASE https://wildwestapi.com/v1 setx OPENAI_API_KEY sk-ww-... aider --model openai/deepseek-v4.1-flash-lite-1017-outlaw # .aider.model.metadata.json { "openai/deepseek-v4.1-flash-lite-1017-outlaw": { "max_input_tokens": 512000, "max_output_tokens": 32768, "input_cost_per_token": 3.6e-7, "output_cost_per_token": 0.00000144, "litellm_provider": "openai", "mode": "chat" } }
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Lite 1017 Outlaw has its own page with every limit and price.
Uncensored DeepSeek V4.1 Flash sets it against the rest of the line, and uncensored DeepSeek goes through the DeepSeek releases one by one.
What a session costs
For a 12-turn Aider session (about 180K input tokens, half of them cache hits, 12K output), DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Lite 1017 Outlaw comes to about $0.052 at today's prices; the cache price does most of the work, since re-read context is billed at $0.030 rather than $0.36 per million.
FAQ
Can DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Lite 1017 Outlaw be used in Aider?
Yes. Aider does not depend on tool calling, so any chat model works; this one also brings a 512K context.
What does a session cost?
About $0.052 for a 12-turn Aider session (about 180K input tokens, half of them cache hits, 12K output), at $0.36 in, $1.44 out and $0.030 per million on cache hits. Put a spend cap on the key so a long run cannot overrun it.
Is it uncensored?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 made uncensored with the Heretic method: half a million tokens of context, tool calling, reasoning and vision. The budget DeepSeek for agents.