AllocateDeepSeek V4 vs Llama Guard 4 12B
Llama Guard 4 12B is not currently in the Allocate serving catalog, so this page lists no prices for it: every price on this site comes from the live catalog.
DeepSeek V4
Llama Guard 4 12BLabDeepSeekMeta
AccessAPI onlyNot served on Allocate
Context window1M tokensn/a
List price, input$1.32 / M tokensNot served
List price, output$3.96 / M tokensNot served
Cached input$0.13 / M tokensn/a
LicenseProprietary APINot listed
Fine-tunableNoYes
Specifications and provider list prices from the Allocate catalog, checked 2026-09-12.
Choose DeepSeek V4 for
- Reasoning-heavy agents
- Long-document analysis
- Cost-sensitive production routes
Choose Llama Guard 4 12B for
- Prompt and reply moderation
- Policy labelling
- Guardrails in front of agents
Common questions
Which has the bigger context window?
DeepSeek V4: 1,048,576 tokens (1M) against an unlisted window for Llama Guard 4 12B.
Can I fine-tune DeepSeek V4 or Llama Guard 4 12B?
Llama Guard 4 12B publishes open weights (Not listed) and can be fine-tuned on your own data. DeepSeek V4 is a closed model served over API; its weights are not available.
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