How much does DeepSeek cost?
Chat / appFreeOn chat.deepseek.com
Self-hostingFreeOpen weights, your own compute costs
API (V4.1-Flash)$0.15 / 1M in$0.60 / 1M out (off-peak rate); peak hours (Mon–Fri 01–04 and 06–10 UTC) at double the price; cache-hit input $0.003 per 1M
API (V4-Pro)$0.66 / 1M in$1.98 / 1M out (off-peak rate); peak hours at double the price; cache-hit input $0.022 per 1M
Subscriptions as DeepSeek publishes them.
API price per model
| Model | In, per 1M | Out, per 1M |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek-V4 Flash | $0,09 | $0,18 |
| DeepSeek-V4.1 Flash 1017 | $0,01 | $0,50 |
| DeepSeek-V4.1 Flash | $0,05 | $0,57 |
| DeepSeek-V4 Pro | $0,96 | $1,91 |
| DeepSeek-V4 Pro 0813 | $0,11 | $4,44 |
Price per million tokens via OpenRouter; may differ from DeepSeek's direct API price.
Source: OpenRouter · retrieved 9 November 2026
Questions about pricing
- What does DeepSeek cost?
- Available as Chat / app (Free), Self-hosted (Free), API (V4.1-Flash) ($0.15 / 1M in), API (V4-Pro) ($0.66 / 1M in).
- What does DeepSeek cost via the API?
- Per million tokens, from $0.09 input for DeepSeek-V4 Flash to $4.44 output for DeepSeek-V4 Pro 0813.
- Can DeepSeek be used for business?
- Business entry: on request.