DeepSeek · October 2026
DeepSeek API pricing, every model
14 DeepSeek models, from $0.091 to $1.32 per million input tokens. The price floor for strong open-weight models, with very cheap cache reads.
Prices from OpenRouter’s models API, updated October 29, 2026
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423
$0.091 in · $0.182 outAbout $6.28 a month for a 1,000-chats-a-day support bot.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
$0.30 in · $1.20 outReleased 2026-10-17, 1.05M tokens of context.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017
−98%Cached input costs $0.006 instead of $0.30 per 1M tokens.
All DeepSeek models and prices
| Model | Released | Input /1M | Output /1M | Cache read /1M | Batch in / out | Context | Chatbot, per month* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | 2026-10-17 | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.006 | – | 1.05M | $27.90 |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | 2026-09-10 | $0.045 | $0.50 | $0.006 | $0.05 / $0.15 | 1.05M | $8.03 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | 2026-08-21 | $0.216 | $0.647 | $0.0069 | – | 1.05M | $17.46 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | 2026-08-12 | $1.32 | $3.96 | $0.044 | – | 1.05M | $107 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | 2026-07-31 | $0.119 | $0.238 | $0.024 | – | 1.05M | $8.21 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | 2026-04-24 | $0.091 | $0.182 | $0.018 | – | 1.05M | $6.28 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | 2026-04-24 | $0.955 | $1.91 | $0.08 | – | 1.05M | $65.91 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 | 2025-12-01 | $0.28 | $0.42 | $0.028 | – | 164K | $17.64 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | 2025-09-29 | $0.27 | $0.41 | – | – | 164K | $17.07 |
| DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus | 2025-09-22 | $0.27 | $1 | – | – | 164K | $24.15 |
| DeepSeek V3.1 | 2025-08-21 | $0.25 | $0.95 | $0.13 | – | 164K | $22.65 |
| R1 0528 | 2025-05-28 | $0.50 | $2.15 | $0.35 | – | 164K | $48.30 |
| DeepSeek V3 0324 | 2025-03-24 | $0.29 | $1.14 | $0.11 | – | 164K | $26.73 |
| DeepSeek V3 | 2024-12-26 | $0.257 | $1.03 | – | – | 164K | $23.93 |
* Support chatbot: 1,000 chats a day, 1,500 tokens in, 400 out, 30 days, no caching. Prices in US dollars per 1M tokens.
What three real workloads cost a month
| Model | Support chatbot | Daily summaries | Coding agent |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | $6.28 | $98.28 | $27.96 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | $8.21 | $129 | $36.56 |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | $8.03 | $85.50 | $21.94 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | $17.07 | $280 | $204 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 | $17.64 | $290 | $66.53 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | $17.46 | $252 | $50.52 |
| DeepSeek V3.1 | $22.65 | $311 | $134 |
| DeepSeek V3 | $23.93 | $324 | $210 |
Support chatbot: 1,000 chats a day, 1,500 tokens in, 400 out · Daily summaries: 10,000 a day, 3,000 tokens in, 300 out · Coding agent: 400 calls a day, 60,000 tokens in (80% cached), 2,000 out. Cached share billed at the cache-read price where the model has one.
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DeepSeek pricing questions
How much does the DeepSeek API cost?
DeepSeek’s models range from $0.091 per 1M input tokens and $0.182 per 1M output tokens (DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423) to $1.32 and $3.96 (DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813). The newest, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, costs $0.30 in and $1.20 out.
Which DeepSeek model is the cheapest?
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423, at $0.091 per 1M input tokens. A support chatbot doing 1,000 chats a day would cost about $6.28 a month on it.
Does DeepSeek discount cached prompts?
Yes. On DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, cached input costs $0.006 per 1M tokens instead of $0.30, 98% less. Long, repeated system prompts and agent loops benefit most.
Is there a batch discount?
1 DeepSeek models have a batch price, typically half the normal rate, for jobs that can wait (up to 24 hours). See the Batch column below.
How do I track my DeepSeek spend per product?
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