DeepSeek API Pricing 2026
Chinese AI lab delivering frontier open-source models at industry-leading prices. V4 Flash is the default chat tier; R1-0528 is the latest reasoning snapshot with improved performance.
Pricing verified 2026-06-06. Sourced from platform.deepseek.com.
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Prices in USD per 1M tokens
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
DeepSeek V4 Flash Default chat model (deepseek-chat alias); cache hit $0.0028/1M input | $0.1 | $0.2 | 1,000,000 |
DeepSeek V4 Pro DeepSeek flagship; 1M context; promo 75% off ($0.435/$0.87) until May 31 2026 | $0.44 | $0.87 | 1,000,000 |
DeepSeek V3.2 DeepSeek V3.2; improved over V3 base | $0.23 | $0.34 | 131,072 |
DeepSeek V3.1 Auto-added 2026-06 | $0.21 | $0.79 | 163,840 |
R1 0528 DeepSeek R1 May-2025 snapshot; improved reasoning | $0.5 | $2.15 | 163,840 |
DeepSeek V3 Legacy V3 pricing; API now routes chat workloads to V4 Flash | $0.2 | $0.8 | 128,000 |
DeepSeek V3 (Mar 2025) March 2025 snapshot; same pricing as V3, improved performance | $0.27 | $1.1 | 128,000 |
DeepSeek R1 Reasoning model (deepseek-reasoner alias maps to V4 Flash thinking mode) | $0.7 | $2.5 | 128,000 |
Estimated Monthly Cost (70% input / 30% output split)
| Model | 1M tokens/mo | 10M tokens/mo | 100M tokens/mo | 1B tokens/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | $0.130 | $1.30 | $13.00 | $130 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | $0.569 | $5.69 | $56.90 | $569 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 | $0.263 | $2.63 | $26.30 | $263 |
| DeepSeek V3.1 | $0.384 | $3.84 | $38.40 | $384 |
| R1 0528 | $0.995 | $9.95 | $99.50 | $995 |
| DeepSeek V3 | $0.380 | $3.80 | $38.00 | $380 |
| DeepSeek V3 (Mar 2025) | $0.519 | $5.19 | $51.90 | $519 |
| DeepSeek R1 | $1.24 | $12.40 | $124 | $1,240 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does DeepSeek LLM API cost?
DeepSeek offers 8 models ranging from $0.100/1M to $0.70/1M input tokens. Chinese AI lab delivering frontier open-source models at industry-leading prices. V4 Flash is the default chat tier; R1-0528 is the latest reasoning snapshot with improved performance.
Is DeepSeek cheaper than self-hosting?
For low-volume workloads (under 100M tokens/month), cloud APIs like DeepSeek are almost always cheaper than purchasing and maintaining GPU hardware. Use our calculator to find the exact break-even point for your usage.