DeepSeek API pricing
Live API prices for every DeepSeek model SF·SIX tracks: per 1M tokens at the standard tier from the cheapest provider, or per image, second or character in the provider’s own unit.
DeepSeek has 15 models with live API prices on SF·SIX, 15 models priced per 1M tokens. The cheapest is DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 at $0.0181 per 1M input and $0.0361 per 1M output tokens, via Baidu (fp8). The most used on OpenRouter is DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (5.41T tokens on 2026-10-16).
- Models with live prices
- 15
- Cheapest language model
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423$0.0181 / $0.0361 per 1M tokens
- Most used on OpenRouter (2026-10-16)
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash5.41T tokens
- Newest model
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 10172026-10-17
- Providers serving these models
- 41
DeepSeek token prices (USD per 1M tokens)
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Blended 3:1 | Cheapest standard provider | Providers | Context (tokens) | OpenRouter tokens / day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | $0.09 | $0.18 | $0.1125 | Decartfp4 | 30 | 1,048,576 | 5.41T |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | $0.0598 | $0.1795 | $0.0898 | Baidufp8 | 24 | 1,048,576 | 620.6B |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | $0.1333 | $0.40 | $0.20 | Baidufp8 | 21 | 1,048,576 | 161.08B |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | $0.0181 | $0.0361 | $0.0226 | Baidufp8 | 16 | 1,048,576 | 423.23B |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | $0.1775 | $0.3549 | $0.2218 | Baidufp8 | 15 | 1,048,576 | 85.51B |
| DeepSeek V3.2 | $0.2088 | $0.3096 | $0.234 | GMI Cloudfp8 | 12 | 163,840 | Not in named rows |
| DeepSeek V3.1 | $0.25 | $0.95 | $0.425 | DeepInfrafp4 | 4 | 163,840 | Not in named rows |
| R1 0528 | $0.50 | $2.15 | $0.9125 | DeepInfrafp4 | 4 | 163,840 | Not in named rows |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | $0.10 | $0.50 | $0.20 | InferenceNetfp8 | 3 | 1,048,576 | Not in named rows |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | $0.2156 | $0.6468 | $0.3234 | DeepInfrafp8 | 3 | 1,048,576 | Not in named rows |
| DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus | $0.27 | $1.00 | $0.4525 | SiliconFlowfp8 | 2 | 163,840 | Not in named rows |
| DeepSeek V3 0324 | $0.25 | $1.00 | $0.4375 | SiliconFlowfp8 | 2 | 163,840 | Not in named rows |
| DeepSeek V3 | $0.2574 | $1.03 | $0.4502 | StreamLake | 2 | 163,840 | Not in named rows |
| DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | $0.27 | $0.41 | $0.305 | SiliconFlowfp8 | 1 | 163,840 | Not in named rows |
| R1 | $0.70 | $2.50 | $1.15 | Novita AIfp8 | 1 | 64,000 | Not in named rows |
Each model’s headline price: the cheapest qualifying provider at the standard tier in the default region. Most widely served first.
Method
Prices are USD per 1M tokens at the standard service tier in the default region: the cheapest qualifying provider per model, with flex, batch, priority and fast endpoints and unusually low outliers never used as the headline. “Blended” weights input and output 3:1. Missing prices are unknown, not free. OpenRouter tokens per day are the latest full UTC day of OpenRouter’s public rankings (named rows only). Prices move: see AI API price changes for recent cuts and increases.