DeepSeek API Pricing — April 2026
DeepSeek delivers frontier-class performance at the lowest verified prices in this comparison — a strong choice for cost-sensitive production workloads.
Model Pricing
| Model | Input ($/M tokens) | Output ($/M tokens) | Context | Use Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V3 | $0.27 | $1.10 | 128K | General-purpose production workloads |
| DeepSeek R1 | $0.55 | $2.19 | 128K | Complex reasoning, math, code |
| DeepSeek V2.5 unverified | $0.14 | $0.28 | 128K | General-purpose production workloads |
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