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DeepSeek API Pricing
DeepSeek sells V4.1 Flash and V4 Pro through a pay-as-you-go API. Its chat app is free. One typical prompt costs 0.075¢ to 0.26¢ depending on the model. Verified October 2026.
Is DeepSeek free?
Yes. DeepSeek's web chat (chat.deepseek.com) and iOS/Android apps are free, with no ads and no paid subscription. Only the developer API is paid, per token.
DeepSeek API Prices by Model
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Per prompt |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | $0.30 | $1.20 | $0.000750 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | $1.32 | $3.96 | $0.0026 |
| DeepSeek V3Retired | $0.28 | $0.42 | $0.000350 |
| DeepSeek R1Retired | $0.28 | $0.42 | $0.000350 |
Batch: DeepSeek has no Batch API. Instead, every request is 50% cheaper off-peak — every hour except 01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC on weekdays.
Caching: Cache hits are billed automatically at the cached-input rate (about 2–3% of the input price); there is no write charge.
Free API tier: None — the API is paid from the first token.
Source: DeepSeek official pricing · verified October 2026.
DeepSeek Plans
Free chat with DeepSeek's latest model, web search, DeepThink and file upload. No paid tier exists.
Plan details: DeepSeek official page.
Compare DeepSeek With Every Other Model
How many tokens you expect the model to generate per response
Showing a typical prompt (500 input + 500 output tokens) across 26 models. Paste your own prompt above for an exact count.
| Model | Per Prompt | Prompts / $1 | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek | $0.0007500.075¢ | 1,333 | $2.25 |
| DeepSeek | $0.00260.26¢ | 378 | $7.92 |
GPT-6 LunaCheapest OpenAI | $0.0003000.03¢ | 3,333 | $0.9000 |
| Mistral | $0.0003750.037¢ | 2,666 | $1.13 |
| OpenAI (via Together) | $0.0003750.037¢ | 2,666 | $1.13 |
| OpenAI | $0.0007000.07¢ | 1,428 | $2.10 |
| Meta (via Together) | $0.0009250.092¢ | 1,081 | $2.77 |
| Mistral | $0.00100.1¢ | 1,000 | $3.00 |
| $0.00140.14¢ | 714 | $4.20 | |
| xAI | $0.00190.19¢ | 533 | $5.63 |
| $0.00220.22¢ | 444 | $6.75 | |
| Meta | $0.00270.27¢ | 363 | $8.25 |
| Anthropic | $0.00300.3¢ | 333 | $9.00 |
| xAI | $0.00400.4¢ | 250 | $12.00 |
| Alibaba (Qwen) | $0.00400.4¢ | 250 | $12.00 |
| Mistral | $0.00450.45¢ | 222 | $13.50 |
| OpenAI | $0.00600.6¢ | 166 | $18.00 |
| OpenAI | $0.00600.6¢ | 166 | $18.00 |
| Anthropic | $0.00600.6¢ | 166 | $18.00 |
| OpenAI | $0.00700.7¢ | 142 | $21.00 |
| $0.00700.7¢ | 142 | $21.00 | |
| Moonshot AI | $0.00900.9¢ | 111 | $27.00 |
| OpenAI | $0.0120 | 83 | $36.00 |
| Anthropic | $0.0120 | 83 | $36.00 |
| OpenAI | $0.0300 | 33 | $90.00 |
| Anthropic | $0.0300 | 33 | $90.00 |
Prices from official provider pricing pages, verified October 2026.
DeepSeek API & DeepSeek Pricing — FAQ
The DeepSeek API is pay-per-token. One typical prompt (500 input + 500 output tokens) costs between $0.000750 and $0.0026 depending on the model, across 2 models available today. Prices were verified against DeepSeek's official pricing page in October 2026.
Yes. DeepSeek's web chat (chat.deepseek.com) and iOS/Android apps are free, with no ads and no paid subscription. Only the developer API is paid, per token.
DeepSeek has no paid subscription: the chat app is free. You only pay if you use the DeepSeek API, per token.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is the cheapest DeepSeek model available: $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens, about 0.075¢ per typical prompt — $1 buys about 1,333 prompts.
DeepSeek has no Batch API. Instead, every request is 50% cheaper off-peak — every hour except 01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC on weekdays.