DeepSeek API pricing
DeepSeek has 2 models on our tracker, from $0.30 / $1.20 (DeepSeek V4.1 Flash) to $1.32 / $3.96 (DeepSeek V4 Pro) per million input / output tokens. Its most capable current model is DeepSeek V4 Pro.
Open weights |
$1.32 | $3.96 | $0.044 | 1M | 24 Apr 2026 |
| $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.006 | 1M | 10 Sep 2026 |
Verified 27 Sep 2026DeepSeek pricing
Pricing rules
- Off-peak requests cost half the peak price. DeepSeek lists peak hours as 01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC on weekdays.
- There is no batch discount.
- Prices shown are peak rates.
Model families
Retired DeepSeek models
- Retired 10 Sep 2026DeepSeek V4 Flash, replaced by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
- Retired 24 Jul 2026DeepSeek V3.2, replaced by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
- Retired 24 Jul 2026DeepSeek R1, replaced by DeepSeek V4 Pro