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deepseek prices

18 models, with what one long document actually costs.

Prices checked 2026-09-20 yesterday

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18 models routed through OpenRouter. Prices are the aggregator's, which may differ slightly from going direct.

“Task” = a 10,000-token document in, a 1,000-token answer out.

ModelContextIn /MOut /MOne task
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 1049k $0.04 $0.07 $0.0004
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 1311k $0.04 $0.08 $0.0005
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) 1049k $0.11 $0.33 $0.0014
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (batch) 1049k $0.11 $0.33 $0.0014
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1049k $0.15 $0.60 $0.0021
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp 1049k $0.22 $0.65 $0.0028
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 164k $0.25 $0.95 $0.0034
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 0324 164k $0.25 $1.00 $0.0035
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 164k $0.27 $0.40 $0.0031
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 Exp 164k $0.27 $0.41 $0.0031
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus 164k $0.27 $1.00 $0.0037
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 164k $0.32 $0.89 $0.0041
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 1049k $0.42 $0.84 $0.0051
DeepSeek: R1 0528 164k $0.50 $2.15 $0.0072
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 1049k $0.53 $1.60 $0.0069
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (batch) 1049k $0.66 $1.98 $0.0086
DeepSeek: R1 64k $0.70 $2.50 $0.0095
DeepSeek: R1 Distill Llama 70B 8k $0.80 $0.80 $0.0088

Cheapest paid model from this provider: DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 at $0.04 per million input tokens.

Going direct to deepseek usually costs slightly less than going through an aggregator, at the price of a separate account and bill. Worth it at volume; rarely worth it while experimenting.