2026 Comparison

Dragonfly vs OpenAI

Same API format. Same quality. 60-96% cheaper.

DeepSeek V3 matches GPT-4o on benchmarks at $0.27/1M tokens (vs $2.50). One line of code to switch.

Side-by-Side Comparison

Top models
DeepSeek V3, R1, Qwen3, Kimi K2
GPT-4o, o1, GPT-4o-mini
Best value (per 1M input)
$0.27 (DeepSeek V3)
$2.50 (GPT-4o)
Best reasoning (per 1M input)
$0.55 (DeepSeek R1)
$15.00 (o1)
API format
OpenAI compatible ✅
Native
Free tier
$1 credit + free playground
$5 credit (new accounts)
Multi-channel failover
✅ Automatic
N/A
Payment
Stripe + USDT
Credit card
Earn program (BYOK)
✅ 50-60% revenue share
Community
Forum
Dragonfly
OpenAI

Price Comparison

Per 1M tokens (input / output)

General Chat
DeepSeek V3
$0.27 / $1.10
vs
GPT-4o
$2.50 / $10.00
89%
cheaper
Reasoning
DeepSeek R1
$0.55 / $2.19
vs
o1
$15.00 / $60.00
96%
cheaper
Long Context
Kimi K2
$1.00 / $3.00
vs
GPT-4o
$2.50 / $10.00
60%
cheaper
Multilingual
Qwen3-235B
$1.00 / $3.00
vs
GPT-4o
$2.50 / $10.00
60%
cheaper
Coding
DeepSeek V3
$0.27 / $1.10
vs
GPT-4o
$2.50 / $10.00
89%
cheaper

Switch in One Line

Change the base URL. Everything else stays the same.

Python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://dragonfly-api.com/v1",  # ← only change
    api_key="sk-df-your-key"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepseek/deepseek-chat",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)

Why Developers Switch

💰

89-96% Cheaper

DeepSeek V3 matches GPT-4o quality at a fraction of the cost

🔄

One-Line Switch

OpenAI-compatible API — change the base URL and you're done

🛡️

Multi-Channel Failover

Automatic failover across providers. Zero downtime.

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