DeepSeek · AI model API pricing
How much does DeepSeek V4 Flash cost?
The successor to deepseek-chat/reasoner (both deprecated July 24, 2026) — the cheapest output tokens in this entire table after Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite's input.
Rate card
| Input tokens | $0.14 / 1M |
| Cached input | $0.0028 / 1M |
| Output tokens | $0.28 / 1M |
| Context window | — |
What that means per month
| Workload | Tokens / month | Cost / month |
|---|---|---|
| Prototype | 1M in · 0.3M out | $0.22/mo |
| Small app | 10M in · 3M out | $2.24/mo |
| Production app | 50M in · 15M out | $11.2/mo |
| High volume | 200M in · 60M out | $44.8/mo |
| Heavy platform | 1B in · 300M out | $224/mo |
Standard on-demand rates from DeepSeek's official API docs, last checked 2026-07-16. Cache-hit input bills at $0.0028 per 1M. The legacy deepseek-chat and deepseek-reasoner names map to this model. Monthly figures exclude caching and batch discounts. Confirm live pricing before committing.
Cheaper alternatives
At a reference workload of 10M input / 3M output tokens a month, these cost less than DeepSeek V4 Flash ($2.24/mo):
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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite $2.20/mo -
Qwen-Flash $1.70/mo