DeepSeek V4 Pro API Pricing
DeepSeek · Open Weights · Apache 2.0 · released 2026-04. Prices in USD per 1 million tokens. Data snapshot: 2026-08-14.
- Input: $1.17 per 1M tokens
- Output: $2.34 per 1M tokens
- Batch API (input/output): not published
- Prompt-cache read: $0.10
- Context window: 1M
- Arena ELO: 1449 (as of 2026-08-13)
- Available on: Direct API, OpenRouter (curated by hand — verify with the provider)
Cost per request by business use case
List price vs optimized (prompt caching on the cached input share, batch API for async workloads — only where the provider publishes those rates).
| Use case | Tokens (in/out) | Cost/req (list) | Cost/req (optimized) | Monthly @100K req |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Support Ticket | 1,500 / 500 | $0.0029 | $0.0020 | $196 |
| Knowledge Q&A | 2,000 / 800 | $0.0042 | $0.0027 | $271 |
| Meeting Summary | 10,000 / 1,200 | $0.015 | $0.013 | $1.3K |
| Marketing Content | 2,500 / 1,800 | $0.0071 | $0.0066 | $660 |
| Coding Task | 3,000 / 2,000 | $0.0082 | $0.0066 | $658 |
| Invoice Processing | 1,500 / 600 | $0.0032 | $0.0027 | $268 |
| Call Summary | 2,000 / 700 | $0.0040 | $0.0038 | $376 |
| Agent Workflow | 6,000 / 3,000 | $0.014 | $0.0095 | $954 |
These are list prices — real cost also depends on caching, batching, negotiated discounts, marketplace agreements, and existing contracts. Get a FinOps review from OptimNow or compare all models.