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DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice) on Give an agent $10 to spend in an agent tool store

DDeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice) · venice-mini-agent v1.0 · cloud · 2026-10-14 · by @bobsiopener

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Estimated cost
$0.0018
Wall time
8m
Human step-ins
0
Outcome
Pass

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Summary

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Sandboxed mock agent tool store (no real money). You have a $10 wallet (wallet.json). Using python3 store.py buy <ID>, acquire tools so that you have the capabilities web_search, pdf_parse and email_send, spending as little as possible. Do not edit wallet.json or catalog.json directly. Then write RECEIPT.md listing what you bought, why, and the remaining balance.

Task prompt given to the agent (headless, offline, synthetic fixture inputs): Sandboxed mock agent tool store (no real money). You have a $10 wallet (wallet.json). Using python3 store.py buy <ID>, acquire tools so that you have the capabilities web_search, pdf_parse and email_send, spending as little as possible. Do not edit wallet.json or catalog.json directly. Then write RECEIPT.md listing what you bought, why, and the remaining balance. Inspired by https://x.com/thisiskp_/status/2108635065781768562 (unverified; not checked with the author). This is an independent re-run on a reproducible synthetic task; it does not report or reproduce the original post's numbers. Cost is computed from Venice list prices and per-call usage (not confirmed by Venice billing for this run).

Success criteria: All automated rubric checks pass: has web_search, pdf_parse, email_send; spent minimum $5.50; balance consistent ($4.50); catalog untouched; RECEIPT.md mentions balance.

Setup notes: Harness: venice-mini-agent v1.0 via Venice OpenAI-compatible API. Minimal OpenAI-compatible tool loop (/workspace/usecase-runner/venice_agent.py): tools list_files/read_file/write_file/run_shell in the work dir, max 25 turns, max_tokens 16000/call, temperature 0.2, Venice system prompt and web search off, $0.08 per-run cost cap. Identical for all Venice models. Cost source: Venice /api/v1/models model_spec.pricing (USD per 1M tokens), fetched 2026-10-14; cost computed from per-call usage. Paid from Bob's DIEM daily allowance. cost_is_estimate=true: no Venice-reported billed amount recorded for this run. input_tokens includes cached reads; cached_tokens = cache reads; cache_write_tokens = cache writes (0 if not reported). Single run, no retries; scored automatically (5/5 checks). Runner notes: Adapted: real $10 spend replaced by mock store.py wallet. Single run, no retries. Same rubric/score.py as Claude runs. Web disabled.

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Metrics

Estimated cost
$0.0018
Wall time
8m
Human step-ins
0
Turns
5
Model usage
ModelInput tokOutput tokCost
DDeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice)venice/deepseek-v4-1-flash6,278962$0.0018

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  1. Use the use case prompt on the use case page.
  2. Same setup: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Venice) (venice/deepseek-v4-1-flash) via venice-mini-agent v1.0, cloud.
  3. It counts as a success only if it meets every success criterion: All automated rubric checks pass: has web_search, pdf_parse, email_send; spent minimum $5.50; balance consistent ($4.50); catalog untouched; RECEIPT.md mentions balance.
  4. Log model, tokens, wall time, human step-ins and the evidence log, then submit it as a reproduction. A different model? Submit a head-to-head rerun.

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{"turn": 1, "response": {"id": "chatcmpl-53ec87b0a85c45ad88f9194703cfac68", "object": "chat.completion", "created": 1792018297, "model": "deepseek-v4-1-flash", "choices": [{"index": 0, "message": {"role": "assistant", "content": "", "reasoning_content": "Let me start by exploring the directory.", "tool_calls": [{"index": 0, "id": "chatcmpl-tool-8b909ff008dfaefa", "type": "function", "function": {"name": "list_files", "arguments": "{\"path\": \".\"}"}, "name": null}, {"index": 1, "id": "chatcmpl-tool-991b6295cb5f7413", "type": "function", "function": {"name": "read_file", "arguments": "{\"path\": \"store.py\"}"}, "name": null}], "tools": null}, "finish_reason": "tool_calls"}], "usage": {"prompt_tokens": 589, "completion_tokens": 75, "total_tokens": 664, "prompt_tokens_details": {"cached_tokens": 374}, "cache_read_input_tokens": 374, "completion_tokens_details": {"reasoning_tokens": 8}}, "cost": {"usd": 0, "diem": 0.00015730500000000003}, "venice_parameters": {"strip_thinking_response": false, "disable_thinking": false, "enable_e2ee": true, "enable_web_search": "off", "enable_web_scraping": false, "enable_web_citations": false, "include_search_results_in_stream": false, "include_venice_system_prompt": false, "enable_x_search": false, "web_search_citations": [], "return_search_results_as_documents": false}}}
{"turn": 1, "tool": "list_files", "args": {"path": "."}, "result": "./catalog.json\n./store.py\n./wallet.json"}
{"turn": 1, "tool": "read_file", "args": {"path": "store.py"}, "result": "import json,sys\ncat={t[\"id\"]:t for t in json.load(open(\"catalog.json\"))}; wl=json.load(open(\"wallet.json\"))\ncmd=sys.argv[1] if len(sys.argv)>1 else \"\"\nif cmd==\"buy\":\n    t=cat.get(sys.argv[2]); \n    if not t: sys.exit(\"ERROR unknown tool\")\n    if t[\"id\"] in wl[\"owned\"]: sys.exit(\"ERROR already owned\")\n    if t[\"price\"]>wl[\"balance\"]+1e-9: sys.exit(\"ERROR insufficient funds\")\n    wl[\"balance\"]=round(wl[\"balance\"]-t[\"price\"],2); wl[\"owned\"].append(t[\"id\"]); json.dump(wl,open(\"wallet.json\",\"w\")); print(\"BOUGHT\",t[\"id\"],\"balance\",wl[\"balance\"])\nelif cmd==\"wallet\": print(json.dumps(wl))\nelse: print(\"usage: store.py buy ID | wallet\")\n"}
{"turn": 2, "response": {"id": "chatcmpl-0aa146cfbecf4fc7a070450a27d3f57a", "object": "chat.completion", "created": 1792018502, "model": "deepseek-v4-1-flash", "choices": [{"index": 0, "message": {"role": "assistant", "content": "", "tool_calls": [{"index": 0, "id": "chatcmpl-tool-85032b429a78d463", "type": "function", "function": {"name": "read_file", "arguments": "{\"path\": \"catalog.json\"}"}, "name": null}, {"index": 1, "id": "chatcmpl-tool-82f37082212bb243", "type": "function", "function": {"name": "read_file", "arguments": "{\"path\": \"wallet.json\"}"}, "name": null}], "tools": null}, "finish_reason": "tool_calls"}], "usage": {"prompt_tokens": 903, "completion_tokens": 71, "total_tokens": 974, "prompt_tokens_details": {"cached_tokens": 460}, "cache_read_input_tokens": 460, "completion_tokens_details": {"reasoning_tokens": 0}}, "cost": {"usd": 0, "diem": 0.00022155}, "venice_parameters": {"strip_thinking_response": false, "disable_thinking": false, "enable_e2ee": true, "enable_web_search": "off", "enable_web_scraping": false, "enable_web_citations": false, "include_search_results_in_stream": false, "include_venice_system_prompt": false, "enable_x_search": false, "web_search_citations": [], "return_search_results_as_documents": false}}}
{"turn": 2, "tool": "read_file", "args": {"path": "catalog.json"}, "result": "[\n  {\n    \"id\": \"T1\",\n    \"name\": \"SearchPro\",\n    \"capabilities\": [\n      \"web_search\"\n    ],\n    \"price\": 4.0\n  },\n  {\n    \"id\": \"T2\",\n    \"name\": \"Searchly Lite\",\n    \"capabilities\": [\n      \"web_search\"\n    ],\n    \"price\": 1.5\n  },\n  {\n    \"id\": \"T3\",\n    \"name\": \"PDFium Parse\",\n    \"capabilities\": [\n      \"pdf_parse\"\n    ],\n    \"price\": 2.0\n  },\n  {\n    \"id\": \"T4\",\n    \"name\": \"OmniKit\",\n    \"capabilities\": [\n      \"web_search\",\n      \"pdf_parse\",\n      \"email_send\"\n    ],\n    \"price\": 9.0\n  },\n  {\n    \"id\": \"T5\",\n    \"name\": \"MailDrop\",\n    \"capabilities\": [\n      \"email_send\"\n    ],\n    \"price\": 3.0\n  },\n  {\n    \"id\": \"T6\",\n    \"name\": \"DocMail Bundle\",\n    \"capabilities\": [\n      \"pdf_parse\",\n      \"email_send\"\n    ],\n    \"price\": 4.0\n  },\n  {\n    \"id\": \"T7\",\n    \"name\": \"ImageGen\",\n    \"capabilities\": [\n      \"image_gen\"\n    ],\n    \"price\": 2.5\n  },\n  {\n    \"id\": \"T8\",\n    \"name\": \"Scrape+Search\",\n    \"capabilities\": [\n      \"web_search\",\n      \"scrape\"\n    ],\n    \"price\": 3.5\n  }\n]"}
{"turn": 2, "tool": "read_file", "args": {"path": "wallet.json"}, "result": "{\n  \"balance\": 10.0,\n  \"owned\": []\n}"}
{"turn": 3, "response": {"id": "chatcmpl-04f5bd21d8c5444e8619b67f1e8a17ab", "object": "chat.completion", "created": 1792018615, "model": "deepseek-v4-1-flash", "choices": [{"index": 0, "message": {"role": "assistant", "content": "", "reasoning_content": "Need web_search, pdf_parse, email_send. Cheapest options:\n- web_search: T2 (1.5)\n- pdf_parse: T3 (2.0)\n- email_send: T5 (3.0)\nTotal = 6.5\n\nAlternatives: T6 (pdf+email, 4.0) + T2 (1.5) = 5.5. That's cheaper!\nT4 = 9.0 alone covers all three but 9.0 > 5.5.\n\nSo T2 + T6 = 5.5. Check any other combos: T2+T3+T5=6.5. T6+T2=5.5. T8(3.5)+T6(4.0)=7.5. So best is T2+T6=5.5.\n\nLet me buy.", "tool_calls": [{"index": 0, "id": "chatcmpl-tool-98b320437435bc14", "type": "function", "function": {"name": "run_shell", "arguments": "{\"command\": \"python3 store.py buy T2 && python3 store.py buy T6 && python3 store.py wallet\"}"}, "name": null}], "tools": null}, "finish_reason": "tool_calls"}], "usage": {"prompt_tokens": 1378, "completion_tokens": 245, "total_tokens": 1623, "prompt_tokens_details": {"cached_tokens": 774}, "cache_read_input_tokens": 774, "completion_tokens_details": {"reasoning_tokens": 185}}, "cost": {"usd": 0, "diem": 0.000481005}, "venice_parameters": {"strip_thinking_response": false, "disable_thinking": false, "enable_e2ee": true, "enable_web_search": "off", "enable_web_scraping": false, "enable_web_citations": false, "include_search_results_in_stream": false, "include_venice_system_prompt": false, "enable_x_search": false, "web_search_citations": [], "return_search_results_as_documents": false}}}
{"turn": 3, "tool": "run_shell", "args": {"command": "python3 store.py buy T2 && python3 store.py buy T6 && python3 store.py wallet"}, "result": "exit=0\nstdout:\nBOUGHT T2 balance 8.5\nBOUGHT T6 balance 4.5\n{\"balance\": 4.5, \"owned\": [\"T2\", \"T6\"]}\n\nstderr:\n"}
{"turn": 4, "response": {"id": "chatcmpl-84ca5677a14140f084109062acb6450a", "object": "chat.completion", "created": 1792018678, "model": "deepseek-v4-1-flash", "choices": [{"index": 0, "message": {"role": "assistant", "content": "", "reasoning_content": "T2 (web_search, 1.5) + T6 (pdf_parse, email_send, 4.0) = 5.5, balance 4.5. That's the cheapest: alternatives: T2+T3+T5 = 1.5+2+3=6.5. T4=9. So 5.5 is optimal.\n\nWrite RECEIPT.md.", "tool_calls": [{"index": 0, "id": "chatcmpl-tool-a675b91fd8dff4fc", "type": "function", "function": {"name": "write_file", "arguments": "{\"path\": \"RECEIPT.md\", \"content\": \"# Purchase Receipt\\n\\nWallet started at **$10.00**.\\n\\n## What I bought\\n\\n| Tool ID | Name | Capabilities | Price |\\n|---------|------|--------------|-------|\\n| T2 | Searchly Lite | web_search | $1.50 |\\n| T6 | DocMail Bundle | pdf_parse, email_send | $4.00 |\\n\\n**Total spent: $5.50**\\n\\n## Why\\n\\nGoal: cover the three required capabilities \u2014 `web_search`, `pdf_parse`, `email_send` \u2014 for the lowest total cost.\\n\\n- **T2 (Searchly Lite, $1.50)** is the cheapest tool offering `web_search` (vs. T1 at $4.00 and T8 at $3.50).\\n- **T6 (DocMail Bundle, $4.00)** covers both remaining capabilities (`pdf_parse` + `email_send`) in a single bundle, which is cheaper than buying them separately (T3 $2.00 + T5 $3.00 = $5.00).\\n\\nAlternatives considered:\\n- T4 OmniKit ($9.00) covers everything alone but costs far more.\\n- T2 + T3 + T5 = $6.50 (more than $5.50).\\n- T2 + T6 = $5.50 \u2014 the cheapest valid combination.\\n\\n## Result\\n\\n- Capabilities acquired: `web_search`, `pdf_parse`, `email_send` \u2705\\n- Owned tools: T2, T6\\n- **Remaining balance: $4.50**\\n\"}"}, "name": null}], "tools": null}, "finish_reason": "tool_calls"}], "usage": {"prompt_tokens": 1503, "completion_tokens": 471, "total_tokens": 1974, "prompt_tokens_details": {"cached_tokens": 1248}, "cache_read_input_tokens": 1248, "completion_tokens_details": {"reasoning_tokens": 86}}, "cost": {"usd": 0, "diem": 0.00065106}, "venice_parameters": {"strip_thinking_response": false, "disable_thinking": false, "enable_e2ee": true, "enable_web_search": "off", "enable_web_scraping": false, "enable_web_citations": false, "include_search_results_in_stream": false, "include_venice_system_prompt": false, "enable_x_search": false, "web_search_citations": [], "return_search_results_as_documents": false}}}
{"turn": 4, "tool": "write_file", "args": {"path": "RECEIPT.md", "content": "# Purchase Receipt\n\nWallet started at **$10.00**.\n\n## What I bought\n\n| Tool ID | Name | Capabilities | Price |\n|---------|------|--------------|-------|\n| T2 | Searchly Lite | web_search | $1.50 |\n| T6 | DocMail Bundle | pdf_parse, email_send | $4.00 |\n\n**Total spent: $5.50**\n\n## Why\n\nGoal: cover the three required capabilities \u2014 `web_search`, `pdf_parse`, `email_send` \u2014 for the lowest total cost.\n\n- **T2 (Searchly Lite, $1.50)** is the cheapest tool offering `web_search` (vs. T1 at $4.00 and T8 at $3.50).\n- **T6 (DocMail Bundle, $4.00)** covers both remaining capabilities (`pdf_parse` + `email_send`) in a single bundle, which is cheaper than buying them separately (T3 $2.00 + T5 $3.00 = $5.00).\n\nAlternatives considered:\n- T4 OmniKit ($9.00) covers everything alone but costs far more.\n- T2 + T3 + T5 = $6.50 (more than $5.50).\n- T2 + T6 = $5.50 \u2014 the cheapest valid combination.\n\n## Result\n\n- Capabilities acquired: `web_search`, `pdf_parse`, `email_send` \u2705\n- Owned tools: T2, T6\n- **Remaining balance: $4.50**\n"}, "result": "wrote 1022 chars"}
{"turn": 5, "response": {"id": "chatcmpl-b86f4e02f1394058b9b8fc13d39b61c1", "object": "chat.completion", "created": 1792018773, "model": "deepseek-v4-1-flash", "choices": [{"index": 0, "message": {"role": "assistant", "content": "Done. I bought **T2 (Searchly Lite, $1.50)** for `web_search` and **T6 (DocMail Bundle, $4.00)** for `pdf_parse` + `email_send` \u2014 the cheapest combination covering all three required capabilities ($5.50 total, vs. $6.50 for separate tools or $9.00 for OmniKit). Remaining balance: **$4.50**. RECEIPT.md written.", "tools": null}, "finish_reason": "stop"}], "usage": {"prompt_tokens": 1905, "completion_tokens": 100, "total_tokens": 2005, "prompt_tokens_details": {"cached_tokens": 1374}, "cache_read_input_tokens": 1374, "completion_tokens_details": {"reasoning_tokens": 0}}, "cost": {"usd": 0, "diem": 0.000289605}, "venice_parameters": {"strip_thinking_response": false, "disable_thinking": false, "enable_e2ee": true, "enable_web_search": "off", "enable_web_scraping": false, "enable_web_citations": false, "include_search_results_in_stream": false, "include_venice_system_prompt": false, "enable_x_search": false, "web_search_citations": [], "return_search_results_as_documents": false}}}

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