# OpenScale

> A Y Combinator-backed API selling DeepSeek V4.1 Flash at some of the lowest prices around.

Canonical: https://www.subconscious.dev/providers/openscale · By The Subconscious Team · Updated October 11, 2026

- Example models: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
- Website: https://openscale.so

## Overview

OpenScale is a Y Combinator-backed inference API built by LatentSpace and run out of Singapore. It sells open models behind one endpoint that speaks Chat Completions, the OpenAI Responses API and Anthropic Messages, so Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cline, GitHub Copilot, Zed and other coding agents can point at it with a base URL and key. Its public catalog today is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash in two versions, standard and fast, both with a 1M token context window and up to 384K output tokens.

Price is the pitch. With a 50% promotion, standard DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs $0.06 in, $0.003 cached and $0.24 out per million tokens at 200+ tokens per second, and the fast version runs about twice as fast for $0.28 in and $1.10 out. OpenScale publishes a comparison claiming its effective price on cache-heavy agent traffic is 49% below the next cheapest host. Billing is prepaid credits with no minimums. Chat and Messages requests are processed in memory and never stored, and one switch turns off the 30-day retention on Responses API state. Its terms note that some models may be served by third-party providers.

## Upsides

- Among the lowest per-token prices on DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, especially for cached input.
- Anthropic, OpenAI Responses and Chat Completions formats, with tested setup guides for a dozen coding agents.
- Zero data retention on Chat Completions and Messages by default.

## Core use cases

- Cheap backends for Claude Code, Codex and other coding agents.
- High-volume, cache-heavy agent traffic on DeepSeek V4.1 Flash.

## Downsides

- Catalog is one model today, and headline prices are a 50% promotion off list.
- Serverless only, with no dedicated, on-prem or fine-tuning options.
- New company with a single Singapore datacenter listed and no published SLA.

## At a glance

| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Model access | Open weights |
| Flagship models | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
| Speed | 200+ tok/s; fast tier ~2x |
| Price | $0.06 in, $0.24 out (promo, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash) |
| Customization | N/A |
| Deployment | Serverless API |
| Long context | 1M context |

## FAQ

### What is OpenScale?

OpenScale is a Y Combinator-backed inference API built by LatentSpace and run out of Singapore. It sells open models behind one endpoint that speaks Chat Completions, the OpenAI Responses API and Anthropic Messages, so Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cline, GitHub Copilot, Zed and other coding agents can point at it with a base URL and key. Its public catalog today is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash in two versions, standard and fast, both with a 1M token context window and up to 384K output tokens.

### What is OpenScale best for?

Cheap backends for Claude Code, Codex and other coding agents; High-volume, cache-heavy agent traffic on DeepSeek V4.1 Flash.

### How much does OpenScale cost?

OpenScale pricing at a glance: $0.06 in, $0.24 out (promo, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash). Rates change often, so check OpenScale's pricing page before committing.

### How much context does OpenScale support?

OpenScale's long-context support: 1M context.

### What are the downsides of OpenScale?

Catalog is one model today, and headline prices are a 50% promotion off list; Serverless only, with no dedicated, on-prem or fine-tuning options; New company with a single Singapore datacenter listed and no published SLA.

### What are the best alternatives to OpenScale?

Common alternatives include Subconscious, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, Amazon Bedrock. Each has a head-to-head comparison with OpenScale on this site.

## Comparisons

- [Subconscious vs OpenScale](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/subconscious-vs-openscale.md)
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## Sources

- [OpenScale](https://openscale.so/)
- [OpenScale price comparison](https://openscale.so/compare)
- [OpenScale agent setup](https://openscale.so/setup)
- [OpenScale model catalog](https://api.openscale.so/v1/models)

Pricing and model lineups change often; figures are a snapshot.