What is the cheapest DeepSeek model?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423, at $0.042 per million input tokens and $0.084 per million output tokens.

How much does DeepSeek V4.1 Flash cost?

$0.03 per million input tokens and $0.5 per million output tokens at list price.

How many DeepSeek models are available through the API?

14 are listed on OpenRouter right now, 14 of them paid.

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DeepSeek API pricing

Every DeepSeek model available through OpenRouter, at DeepSeek's list price per million tokens.

Newest

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

$0.03 in · $0.5 out

Cheapest

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423

$0.042 in · $0.084 out

Most expensive

$0.7 in · $2.50 out

All DeepSeek models and prices

Model	Input / 1M	Output / 1M	Blended 3:1	Context
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash	$0.03	$0.5	$0.147	1.0M
DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp	$0.216	$0.647	$0.323	1.0M
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813	$0.66	$1.98	$0.99	1.0M
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731	$0.011	$1.28	$0.328	1.0M
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423	$0.209	$0.418	$0.261	1.0M
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423	$0.042	$0.084	$0.052	1.0M
DeepSeek V3.2	$0.28	$0.42	$0.315	164K
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp	$0.27	$0.41	$0.305	164K
DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus	$0.3	$1	$0.475	164K
DeepSeek V3.1	$0.25	$0.95	$0.425	164K
R1 0528	$0.5	$2.15	$0.913	164K
DeepSeek V3 0324	$0.29	$1.14	$0.502	164K
R1	$0.7	$2.50	$1.15	64K
DeepSeek V3	$0.257	$1.03	$0.45	164K

Per million tokens, list price. Newest first.

Where to buy DeepSeek API credits for less

DeepSeek models cost the same per token wherever they're billed through OpenRouter. The credits don't. Live quotes for $100 of usage:

#	Where you buy	You payYou pay for $100.00 of usage	vs list price	Price source
1	OrbioCardCheapest right now Credits from a discount book, plus a 5% platform fee and card processing, both included in the quote.	$85.10 incl. $2.60 card processing	-14.9%	live quote
2	smaaartCard Credits from a discount book, plus a 5% platform fee on face value. Card processing and taxes shown at checkout.	$95.00 + card processing and tax at checkout (not in this number)	-5.0%	live quote
3	Direct from the labCard Prepaid credits at face value (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google…). Taxes may apply.	$100.00 no top-up fee	list price	face value
4	OpenRouterCrypto 5% on crypto purchases. No markup on model prices.	$105.00 fees included	+5.0%	published fee
5	OpenRouterCard 5.5% on card purchases, $0.80 minimum. No markup on model prices.	$105.50 fees included	+5.5%	published fee

Disclosure: this site is run by the team behind smaaart, one of the options compared. Tables are ranked by price only, from live quotes and published fees, including when smaaart isn't first. How we compare