DeepSeek-V3 API Pricing 2026: $0.27/M Tokens
Complete per-million-token pricing for DeepSeek-V3 from DeepSeek, including cached and batch rates, cost-per-1K/1M/10M breakdowns, a monthly cost calculator, and a head-to-head comparison with GPT-4o-mini, Gemini 2.5 Flash, Claude Haiku 3.5. For full cross-provider rankings, open the main calculator.
DeepSeek-V3 headline pricing
Input
$0.27 /M tokens
Output
$1.10 /M tokens
Context · capabilities
128K context · Chat, Code · benchmark 8/10
DeepSeek-V3 cost per 1K, 1M and 10M tokens
Standard on-demand USD rates. Input assumes prompt tokens; output assumes generated tokens.
| Volume | Input cost | Output cost | Total (1:1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1K tokens | $0.0003 | $0.0011 | $0.0014 |
| 1M tokens | $0.27 | $1.10 | $1.37 |
| 10M tokens | $2.70 | $11.00 | $13.70 |
DeepSeek-V3 monthly cost calculator
$0.82
per month for 1M in + 500K out
$9.84
per year
Need to weigh it against other models? Use the full cross-provider calculator.
DeepSeek-V3 vs GPT-4o-mini vs Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Claude Haiku 3.5
DeepSeek-V3 ranks #3 of 4 by blended per-million-token price in this comparison. Lower input + output is cheaper.
| Model | Input $/M | Output $/M | In+Out | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-4o-miniOpenAI | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.75 | 128K |
| Gemini 2.5 FlashGoogle | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.75 | 1M |
| YOUDeepSeek-V3DeepSeek | $0.27 | $1.10 | $1.37 | 128K |
| Claude Haiku 3.5Anthropic | $0.80 | $4.00 | $4.80 | 200K |
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DeepSeek-V3 pricing FAQ
How much does DeepSeek-V3 cost?
DeepSeek-V3 is priced at $0.27 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens on DeepSeek. At a typical 2:1 input-to-output ratio, that works out to roughly $0.5467 per million blended tokens. Context window is 128K.
Is DeepSeek-V3 cheaper than GPT-4o-mini?
No — GPT-4o-mini is cheaper. Its blended input+output rate ($0.75/M) undercuts DeepSeek-V3 ($1.37/M) by about 45%. DeepSeek-V3 may still win on quality, reasoning depth, or ecosystem fit for workloads where that matters more than raw price.
Does DeepSeek-V3 support prompt caching?
No. DeepSeek-V3 does not currently publish a discounted cached-input rate, so all input is billed at the standard $0.27/M. If your workload is cache-heavy, consider GPT-4o-mini or another model that supports prompt caching.
Can I use DeepSeek-V3 with the Batch API?
No published batch discount is available for DeepSeek-V3. For non-latency-sensitive workloads, compare against GPT-4o-mini or another model that offers a batch tier.