DeepSeek V4 Pro API Pricing

DeepSeek · released 2026-04-24

DeepSeek V4 Pro price

$1.32
input / 1M tokens
0.132¢ / 1K
$3.96
output / 1M tokens
0.396¢ / 1K
$1.98
blended / 1M tokens
0.198¢ / 1K

Off-peak rate; peak-hour pricing per the official site; Single public source; verify on the official site

Official list price from DeepSeek, as recorded by litellm

What it actually costs

WorkloadTokensCost
Short chat reply500 in / 300 out0.185¢
RAG query4,000 in / 500 out0.726¢
Long document summary50,000 in / 1,000 out$0.0700
Code review of a 2k-line file30,000 in / 2,000 out$0.0475
1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days30,000 × (500 in / 300 out)$55.44

Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $1.32) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $3.96).

Benchmarks

BenchmarkValueSourceAs of
Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI) 150.1 epoch 2026-04-24
Epoch Mock AIME accuracy 96.7% epoch 2026-04-24
Epoch FrontierMath (T1–3) accuracy 45.3% epoch 2026-04-24
Arena text rating 1458 arena 2026-10-28
Arena coding rating (human preference votes, not task accuracy) 1500 arena 2026-10-28
Arena math rating 1444 arena 2026-10-28
Arena WebDev rating 1447 arena 2026-10-28

Similar ECI, lower price

ModelECIBlended $/1M
GLM-5.3-Flash153.6$0.1942
GPT-5.4 nano146.4$0.4625
DeepSeek V4 Flash146.9$0.525
MiniMax-M3147.6$0.525
GPT-5 Mini146.1$0.6875

More from DeepSeek

ModelReleasedBlended $/1M
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 10172026-10-17$0.2625
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash2026-09-10—
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp2026-08-21$0.525
DeepSeek V4 Pro 08132026-08-13$0.99
DeepSeek V4 Flash 07312026-07-31—
DeepSeek V4 Flash2026-04-24$0.525
DeepSeek V4 Pro 04232026-04-23—
DeepSeek V4 Flash 04232026-04-23—

Count tokens & estimate cost for DeepSeek V4 Pro See DeepSeek V4 Pro on the leaderboard

Prices: DeepSeek's official list price as recorded by litellm; benchmarks: see sources below; last synced 2026-11-06.

Compare DeepSeek V4 Pro with …

FAQ

Who develops DeepSeek V4 Pro?

DeepSeek V4 Pro is developed by DeepSeek, released 2026-04-24.

How much does DeepSeek V4 Pro cost per million tokens?

DeepSeek V4 Pro costs $1.32 per 1M input tokens and $3.96 per 1M output tokens ($1.98 blended), per DeepSeek's official list price as recorded by litellm.

What is the DeepSeek V4 Pro API price?

The DeepSeek V4 Pro API price is $1.32 per 1M input tokens and $3.96 per 1M output tokens ($1.98 per 1M blended).

How much does DeepSeek V4 Pro cost for a typical request?

A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.185¢ on DeepSeek V4 Pro, at $1.32/1M input and $3.96/1M output.

Is DeepSeek V4 Pro free?

DeepSeek V4 Pro's official API list price is $1.32 per 1M input tokens and $3.96 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check DeepSeek's site for those.

How does DeepSeek V4 Pro rank on benchmarks?

DeepSeek V4 Pro scores 150.1 on the Epoch Capabilities Index (ECI), ranking #57 of 107 models we track with a published ECI score.

Is there a cheaper model with a similar ECI to DeepSeek V4 Pro?

Yes — GLM-5.3-Flash scores a similar ECI (153.6) at $0.1942/1M blended, versus $1.98/1M for DeepSeek V4 Pro.

Where does this data come from?

Pricing for DeepSeek V4 Pro comes from models.dev and LiteLLM (open MIT-licensed catalogs); benchmark scores come from Epoch AI and LMArena (open CC BY 4.0 licenses) — see /data-sources/. Last synced 2026-11-06.