DeepSeek
- Categories
- Model labs
- Owned by
- Hangzhou DeepSeek AI (private; backed by High-Flyer)
- HQ
- CN
- Website
- https://www.deepseek.com
- Pricing page
- https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing
- Fee model
- per_token
- Fees
- Per-token prepaid balance; off-peak rates are 50% of peak (peak = 01:00-04:00 and 06:00-10:00 UTC Mon-Fri, all other hours off-peak)
- Free tier
- no
- OpenAI-compatible API
- yes
- Notes
- Also exposes Anthropic-compatible and Responses APIs. Only two model names live: deepseek-flash (V4.1-Flash) and deepseek-v4-pro (V4-Pro-0813); legacy names deepseek-v4-flash / deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp route to V4.1-Flash. Concurrency limits 2500 (flash) / 500 (pro).
- Sources
- https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing collected 2026-09-18
LLM prices (2 models, USD per 1M tokens)
| Model | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 deepseek-v4-pro |
$1.32 | $3.96 | $0.044 | 1M | ✓ src |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash deepseek-flash |
$0.30 | $1.20 | $0.006 | 1M | ✓ src |