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DeepSeek API Pricing 2026

Current API prices per 1 million tokens.

Model

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash $0.006 / 1M DeepSeek V4 Flash (legacy alias) $0.006 / 1M DeepSeek V4 Pro $0.044 / 1M DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (legacy alias) $0.006 / 1M
ModelRatePrice / 1M tokens
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
Official DeepSeek V4.1 Flash release, a native multimodal model served by the DeepSeek API under deepseek-flash.
1M context · max output 384K · thinking/non-thinking · vision · JSON, tool calls, Responses API and Anthropic API · 552B MoE, 8B input-active / 16B output-active.
Official V4.1 Flash pricing. Peak hours are 01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC Monday through Friday; all other hours are off-peak at half the peak rates. The prior temporary beta model ID has been superseded by deepseek-flash.		Input — cache hit, peak$0.006
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashInput — cache miss, peak$0.3
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashOutput — peak$1.2
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashInput — cache hit, off-peak$0.003
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashInput — cache miss, off-peak$0.15
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashOutput — off-peak$0.6
DeepSeek V4 Flash (legacy alias)
Legacy API alias. The original V4 Flash model is retired; requests to deepseek-v4-flash are served by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and billed at the Flash price.
Legacy alias → DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · 1M context · max output 384K · vision · thinking/non-thinking.
Legacy alias retained for compatibility. DeepSeek states the original V4 Flash is retired; this alias now routes to V4.1 Flash and uses the V4.1 Flash peak/off-peak prices.		Input — cache hit, peak$0.006
DeepSeek V4 Flash (legacy alias)Input — cache miss, peak$0.3
DeepSeek V4 Flash (legacy alias)Output — peak$1.2
DeepSeek V4 Flash (legacy alias)Input — cache hit, off-peak$0.003
DeepSeek V4 Flash (legacy alias)Input — cache miss, off-peak$0.15
DeepSeek V4 Flash (legacy alias)Output — off-peak$0.6
DeepSeek V4 Pro
Higher-capability DeepSeek V4 model for harder reasoning, agentic coding and knowledge work.
1M context · max output 384K · thinking/non-thinking · 1.6T total / 49B active parameters.
DeepSeek now applies peak/off-peak pricing. Peak hours are 01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC Monday through Friday; all other hours are off-peak at half the peak rates.		Input — cache hit, peak$0.044
DeepSeek V4 ProInput — cache miss, peak$1.32
DeepSeek V4 ProOutput — peak$3.96
DeepSeek V4 ProInput — cache hit, off-peak$0.022
DeepSeek V4 ProInput — cache miss, off-peak$0.66
DeepSeek V4 ProOutput — off-peak$1.98
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (legacy alias)
Legacy API alias. The experimental V4 Flash Vision model is retired; requests to deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp are served by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and billed at the Flash price.
Legacy alias → DeepSeek V4.1 Flash · 1M context · max output 384K · native vision · thinking/non-thinking.
Legacy alias retained for compatibility. DeepSeek states this model is retired; the alias now routes to V4.1 Flash and uses the V4.1 Flash peak/off-peak prices.		Input — cache hit, peak$0.006
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (legacy alias)Input — cache miss, peak$0.3
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (legacy alias)Output — peak$1.2
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (legacy alias)Input — cache hit, off-peak$0.003
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (legacy alias)Input — cache miss, off-peak$0.15
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (legacy alias)Output — off-peak$0.6

How API token cost is calculated

Multiply the number of tokens by the provider rate, then divide by 1,000,000.

cost = tokens × price per 1M ÷ 1,000,000

Example: 250,000 input tokens at $2 / 1M = $0.50.

AI Price History

  1. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash — Input — cache hit, peak $0.014 → $0.006
  2. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash — Input — cache miss, peak $0.44 → $0.3
  3. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash — Output — peak $1.32 → $1.2
  4. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash — Input — cache hit, off-peak $0.007 → $0.003
  5. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash — Input — cache miss, off-peak $0.22 → $0.15
  6. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash — Output — off-peak $0.66 → $0.6
  7. DeepSeek V4 Flash (legacy alias) — Input — cache hit, peak $0.014 → $0.006
  8. DeepSeek V4 Flash (legacy alias) — Input — cache miss, peak $0.44 → $0.3
  9. DeepSeek V4 Flash (legacy alias) — Output — peak $1.32 → $1.2
  10. DeepSeek V4 Flash (legacy alias) — Input — cache hit, off-peak $0.007 → $0.003
  11. DeepSeek V4 Flash (legacy alias) — Input — cache miss, off-peak $0.22 → $0.15
  12. DeepSeek V4 Flash (legacy alias) — Output — off-peak $0.66 → $0.6
  13. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (legacy alias) — Input — cache hit, peak $0.014 → $0.006
  14. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (legacy alias) — Input — cache miss, peak $0.44 → $0.3
  15. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (legacy alias) — Output — peak $1.32 → $1.2
  16. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (legacy alias) — Input — cache hit, off-peak $0.007 → $0.003
  17. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (legacy alias) — Input — cache miss, off-peak $0.22 → $0.15
  18. DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (legacy alias) — Output — off-peak $0.66 → $0.6
  19. DeepSeek V4 Flash — Input — cache hit, peak $0.0028 → $0.014
  20. DeepSeek V4 Flash — Input — cache miss, peak $0.14 → $0.44
  21. DeepSeek V4 Flash — Output — peak $0.28 → $1.32
  22. DeepSeek V4 Pro — Input — cache hit, peak $0.003625 → $0.044
  23. DeepSeek V4 Pro — Input — cache miss, peak $0.435 → $1.32
  24. DeepSeek V4 Pro — Output — peak $0.87 → $3.96