DeepSeek · source page ↗ · last checked Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM

Current pricing

● live captured Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM

Model / item	Input	Output
deepseek-v4-flash	$0.14 / 1M tokens (cache miss)	$0.28 / 1M tokens · Cache-hit input: $0.0028 / 1M tokens. 1M context, 384K max output. Non-thinking + thinking (default) modes. Replaces deprecated deepseek-chat (non-thinking) / deepseek-reasoner (thinking).
deepseek-v4-pro	$0.003 / 1M tokens	$0.006 / 1M tokens · Cache-hit input: $0.003625 / 1M tokens. 1M context, 384K max output. Non-thinking + thinking (default) modes.
DeepSeek-V4	$0.15 / 1M tokens	$1.2 / 1M tokens
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-1017	$0.22 / 1M tokens	$1.98 / 1M tokens

USD. Billing: expense = number of tokens x price. "Product prices may vary and DeepSeek reserves the right to adjust them" — check the page for the latest. Legacy model names deepseek-chat and deepseek-reasoner are deprecated 2026/07/24 15:59 UTC (mapping to v4-flash non-thinking / thinking modes). No off-peak/discount tier listed on this page version.

Rate & usage limits ● livestructure only

This provider doesn't publish numeric request/token limits on its docs — only the usage-tier structure below. Your actual limits appear in your account dashboard.

Tier	Notes
deepseek-flash	Concurrency limit: 2500. Concurrency-based rate limiting, not RPM/TPM/RPD. Capacity expansion available upon request.
deepseek-v4-pro	Concurrency limit: 500. Concurrency-based rate limiting, not RPM/TPM/RPD. Capacity expansion available upon request.

Rate limits are concurrency-based (measured in concurrent connections), not traditional RPM/TPM/RPD metrics. No published RPM, TPM, or RPD numbers on this page.

Source: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/rate_limit

Currently listed models

captured Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 PM

• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-Coder-V2-Base license:other 2024-06-14
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-Coder-V2-Instruct license:other 2024-06-14
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-Coder-V2-Instruct-0724 license:other 2024-09-05
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-Coder-V2-Lite-Base license:other 2024-06-14
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-Coder-V2-Lite-Instruct license:other 2024-06-14
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-Math-V2 license:apache-2.0 2025-11-27
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR license:mit 2025-10-17
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR-2 license:apache-2.0 2026-01-27
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-Prover-V2-671B license:? 2025-04-30
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 license:mit 2025-01-20
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-0528 license:mit 2025-05-28
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-0528-Qwen3-8B license:mit 2025-05-29
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B license:mit 2025-01-20
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B license:mit 2025-01-20
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B license:mit 2025-01-20
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B license:mit 2025-01-20
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-32B license:mit 2025-01-20
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B license:mit 2025-01-20
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Zero license:mit 2025-01-20
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2 license:other 2024-04-22
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2-Chat license:other 2024-04-28
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2-Chat-0628 license:other 2024-07-18
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2-Lite license:other 2024-05-15
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2-Lite-Chat license:other 2024-05-15
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2.5 license:other 2024-09-05
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V2.5-1210 license:other 2024-12-10
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3 license:? 2024-12-25
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3-0324 license:mit 2025-03-24
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.1 license:mit 2025-08-21
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.1-Base license:mit 2025-08-19
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.1-Terminus license:mit 2025-09-22
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2 license:mit 2025-12-01
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp license:mit 2025-09-29
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp-Base license:mit 2025-09-29
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.2-Speciale license:mit 2025-11-28
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash license:mit 2026-04-22
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 license:mit 2026-07-31
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-DSpark license:mit 2026-06-27
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp license:mit 2026-08-31
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro license:mit 2026-04-22
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 license:mit 2026-08-13
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro-DSpark license:mit 2026-06-27
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash license:mit 2026-09-10
• deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 license:mit 2026-10-17
• deepseek-ai/ESFT-gate-code-lite license:? 2024-07-04
• deepseek-ai/ESFT-gate-intent-lite license:? 2024-07-04
• deepseek-ai/ESFT-gate-law-lite license:? 2024-07-04
• deepseek-ai/ESFT-gate-math-lite license:? 2024-07-04
• deepseek-ai/ESFT-gate-summary-lite license:? 2024-07-04
• deepseek-ai/ESFT-gate-translation-lite license:? 2024-07-04
• deepseek-ai/ESFT-token-code-lite license:? 2024-07-04
• deepseek-ai/ESFT-token-intent-lite license:? 2024-07-04
• deepseek-ai/ESFT-token-law-lite license:? 2024-07-04
• deepseek-ai/ESFT-token-math-lite license:? 2024-07-04
• deepseek-ai/ESFT-token-summary-lite license:? 2024-07-04
• deepseek-ai/ESFT-token-translation-lite license:? 2024-07-04
• deepseek-ai/ESFT-vanilla-lite license:? 2024-07-04
• deepseek-ai/Janus-1.3B license:mit 2024-10-18
• deepseek-ai/Janus-Pro-1B license:mit 2025-01-26
• deepseek-ai/Janus-Pro-7B license:mit 2025-01-26

In the news · DeepSeek

• DeepSeek reportedly raises $15bn from Tencent and CATL ahead of IPO via The Next Web — DeepSeek reportedly raises $15bn from Tencent and CATL ahead of IPO The Next Web · Oct 23, 2026, 11:23 AM
• DeepSeek Raises $15 Bn In Funding Round With CATL, Tencent Participation via BW Disrupt — DeepSeek Raises $15 Bn In Funding Round With CATL, Tencent Participation BW Disrupt · Oct 23, 2026, 9:56 AM
• WEEK IN REVIEW: U.S. Bans DeepSeek AI From Government Agencies - The China-Global South Project WEEK IN REVIEW: U.S. Bans DeepSeek AI From Government Agencies The China-Global South Project · Oct 23, 2026, 9:50 AM
• Asia Startup Funding Tops $16B as DeepSeek Leads via Techloy — Asia Startup Funding Tops $16B as DeepSeek Leads Techloy · Oct 23, 2026, 9:47 AM
• DeepSeek Raises Nearly $16 billion in Second Funding Round via The Information — DeepSeek Raises Nearly $16 billion in Second Funding Round The Information · Oct 23, 2026, 6:13 AM
• DeepSeek, MiniMax secure licences to deploy AI overseas under China export rules via South China Morning Post — DeepSeek, MiniMax secure licences to deploy AI overseas under China export rules South China Morning Post · Oct 23, 2026, 6:00 AM
• DeepSeek wrapping up $15b fundraising to fuel AI race, sources say via The Express Tribune — DeepSeek wrapping up $15b fundraising to fuel AI race, sources say The Express Tribune · Oct 23, 2026, 3:10 AM
• DeepSeek and MiniMax Complete AI Export Registration and Move Ahead With Overseas Licensing via Pandaily — DeepSeek and MiniMax Complete AI Export Registration and Move Ahead With Overseas Licensing Pandaily · Oct 23, 2026, 1:56 AM

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Change history

• Pricing Oct 20, 2026, 6:00 PM

  DeepSeek API pricing changed

  Clarification that deepseek-flash model is now served by DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 with unchanged calling method.

  • deepseek-flash is now served by DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
  • legacy names deepseek-v4-flash and deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp still accepted but retired models
  • requests billed at the Flash price
  View raw diff +2 −30

  - Model prices are listed in units of per 1M tokens. A token, the smallest unit of text that the model recognizes, can be a word, a number, or even a punctuation mark. We bill model usage based on the total number of input and output tokens by the model.
  - DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813
  - 1M INPUT TOKENS
  - $0.003
  - $0.022
  - $0.006
  - $0.044
  - 1M INPUT TOKENS
  - $0.15
  - $0.66
  - $0.3
  - $1.32
  - 1M OUTPUT TOKENS
  - $0.6
  - $1.98
  - $1.2
  - $3.96
  - Concurrency Limit(3)
  - (1) Use deepseek-flash as the model name. The legacy names deepseek-v4-flash and deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp are still accepted, but the corresponding models have been retired, their requests are served by the DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 model and billed at the Flash price.
  - (3) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation.
  - Search and Fetch are standalone APIs billed per request.
  - Price
  - Per 1,000 successful requests
  - $0.75
  - Per 1,000 successful requests
  - $0.75
  - Note: when you use the DeepSeek API through DeepSeek Harness, Claude Code, or Codex, server-side tool calls already hit the Search and Fetch APIs. These calls are currently free of charge; per-request billing starts at 00:00 Beijing time on November 1, 2026.
  - For model usage, the expense = number of tokens × price. Search and Fetch are charged per successful request at the rates above.
  - Product prices may vary and DeepSeek reserves the right to adjust them. We recommend topping up based on your actual usage and regularly checking this page for the most recent pricing information.
  - Token & Token Usage
  + (1) Use deepseek-flash as the model name. It is now served by DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017, and the calling method remains unchanged. The legacy names deepseek-v4-flash and deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp are still accepted, but the corresponding models have been retired; their requests are served by DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 and billed at the Flash price.
  + -H "Authorization: Bearer ${DEEPSEEK_API_KEY}" \
  

• Model Oct 17, 2026, 12:01 PM

  DeepSeek (weights) models changed

  DeepSeek model updated from deepseek-coder-5.7bmqa-base to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 with license change from other to mit and release date updated to 2026-10-17.

  • Model name changed to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017
  • License changed from other to mit
  • Release date updated from 2023-10-31 to 2026-10-17
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  - deepseek-ai/deepseek-coder-5.7bmqa-base license:other 2023-10-31
  + deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 license:mit 2026-10-17
  

• Pricing Oct 17, 2026, 12:00 PM

  DeepSeek API pricing changed

  Legacy deepseek-v4-flash model names now served by DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 instead of DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash while maintaining Flash price billing.

  DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash model name updated to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 (legacy name change note only, no price change)
  View raw diff +1 −1

  - (1) Use deepseek-flash as the model name. The legacy names deepseek-v4-flash and deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp are still accepted, but the corresponding models have been retired, their requests are served by the DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash model and billed at the Flash price.
  + (1) Use deepseek-flash as the model name. The legacy names deepseek-v4-flash and deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp are still accepted, but the corresponding models have been retired, their requests are served by the DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 model and billed at the Flash price.
  

• Pricing Oct 17, 2026, 6:00 AM

  DeepSeek API pricing changed

  Search and Fetch API billing start date confirmed for November 1, 2026

  Search and Fetch API billing clarified: free through Oct 31, 2026; paid billing starts Nov 1, 2026 (Beijing time)
  View raw diff +1 −1

  - Web search in Claude Code and Codex: Search requests made through Claude Code's built-in Web Search tool or Codex's web_search feature will not incur Search API request fees during the first two weeks after the Search API launch. Standard Search API pricing applies after that period; the billing start date will be announced separately.
  + Note: when you use the DeepSeek API through DeepSeek Harness, Claude Code, or Codex, server-side tool calls already hit the Search and Fetch APIs. These calls are currently free of charge; per-request billing starts at 00:00 Beijing time on November 1, 2026.
  

• Pricing Oct 16, 2026, 6:00 PM

  DeepSeek API pricing changed

  DeepSeek API pricing page now displays model prices in per-1M-token units with specific rates for DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 and other models, plus Search and Fetch API pricing at $0.75 per 1,000 requests.

  now$0.00$0.02$0.04$0.15$0.66$0.3$1.32$0.6
  View raw diff +29 −1

  - -H "Authorization: Bearer ${DEEPSEEK_API_KEY}" \
  + Model prices are listed in units of per 1M tokens. A token, the smallest unit of text that the model recognizes, can be a word, a number, or even a punctuation mark. We bill model usage based on the total number of input and output tokens by the model.
  + DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813
  + 1M INPUT TOKENS
  + $0.003
  + $0.022
  + $0.006
  + $0.044
  + 1M INPUT TOKENS
  + $0.15
  + $0.66
  + $0.3
  + $1.32
  + 1M OUTPUT TOKENS
  + $0.6
  + $1.98
  + $1.2
  + $3.96
  + Concurrency Limit(3)
  + (3) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation.
  + Search and Fetch are standalone APIs billed per request.
  + Price
  + Per 1,000 successful requests
  + $0.75
  + Per 1,000 successful requests
  + $0.75
  + Web search in Claude Code and Codex: Search requests made through Claude Code's built-in Web Search tool or Codex's web_search feature will not incur Search API request fees during the first two weeks after the Search API launch. Standard Search API pricing applies after that period; the billing start date will be announced separately.
  + For model usage, the expense = number of tokens × price. Search and Fetch are charged per successful request at the rates above.
  + Product prices may vary and DeepSeek reserves the right to adjust them. We recommend topping up based on your actual usage and regularly checking this page for the most recent pricing information.
  + Token & Token Usage
  

• Pricing Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 PM

  DeepSeek API pricing changed

  Pricing documentation section removed from API page

  Pricing information section removed from documentation
  View raw diff +1 −22

  - The prices listed below are in units of per 1M tokens. A token, the smallest unit of text that the model recognizes, can be a word, a number, or even a punctuation mark. We will bill based on the total number of input and output tokens by the model.
  - DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813
  - 1M INPUT TOKENS
  - $0.003
  - $0.022
  - $0.006
  - $0.044
  - 1M INPUT TOKENS
  - $0.15
  - $0.66
  - $0.3
  - $1.32
  - 1M OUTPUT TOKENS
  - $0.6
  - $1.98
  - $1.2
  - $3.96
  - Concurrency Limit(3)
  - (3) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation.
  - The expense = number of tokens × price.
  - Product prices may vary and DeepSeek reserves the right to adjust them. We recommend topping up based on your actual usage and regularly checking this page for the most recent pricing information.
  - Token & Token Usage
  + -H "Authorization: Bearer ${DEEPSEEK_API_KEY}" \
  

• Pricing Sep 19, 2026, 6:00 AM

  DeepSeek API pricing changed

  V4 Pro service continuation note removed; pricing unchanged

  Removed note about V4 Pro discontinuation after September 14, 2026; clarified continued service availability
  View raw diff +3 −4

  - deepseek-v4-pro(2)
  - Concurrency Limit(4)
  - (2) In response to user demand, we have decided to continue providing API services for DeepSeek V4 Pro after September 14, 2026, with the billing method remaining unchanged. We will provide further notice should there be any changes. Thank you for your understanding and support!
  - (4) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation.
  + deepseek-v4-pro
  + Concurrency Limit(3)
  + (3) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation.
  

• Pricing Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 PM

  DeepSeek API pricing changed

  DeepSeek reverses V4 Pro retirement plan; model will continue with unchanged billing after September 2026

  V4 Pro retirement cancelled: will continue operating after September 14, 2026 instead of being routed to V4.1 Flash
  View raw diff +1 −1

  - (2) After extensive testing, V4.1 Flash has comprehensively surpassed V4 Pro in performance, cost, speed, and total time, so we plan to retire V4 Pro in an orderly manner. From 12:00 Beijing Time on September 14, 2026, and until V4.1 Pro is released in the future, requests to deepseek-v4-pro will all be routed to V4.1 Flash and billed at the V4.1 Flash price.
  + (2) In response to user demand, we have decided to continue providing API services for DeepSeek V4 Pro after September 14, 2026, with the billing method remaining unchanged. We will provide further notice should there be any changes. Thank you for your understanding and support!
  

• Model Sep 10, 2026, 6:00 AM

  DeepSeek (weights) models changed

  DeepSeek model weights changed from deepseek-coder-1.3b-instruct to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash with license change from other to mit and date update from 2023-10-29 to 2026-09-10.

  • Model replaced: deepseek-coder-1.3b-instruct → DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
  • License changed: other → mit
  • Date changed: 2023-10-29 → 2026-09-10
  View raw diff +1 −1

  - deepseek-ai/deepseek-coder-1.3b-instruct license:other 2023-10-29
  + deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash license:mit 2026-09-10
  

• Pricing Sep 10, 2026, 6:00 AM

  DeepSeek API pricing changed

  DeepSeek-V4-Pro deprecated; will route to V4.1-Flash from September 14, 2026 and be billed at Flash pricing

  DeepSeek-V4-Pro · planActive model→Deprecated (routes to V4.1-Flash from Sept 14, 2026)
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  - deepseek-v4-pro
  - (1) The deepseek-v4-flash model has been updated to DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731, and the deepseek-v4-pro model has been updated to DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813. The calling method remains unchanged — simply use deepseek-v4-flash or deepseek-v4-pro to access the latest version. The newly released deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp is an experimental model that additionally accepts image input; set the model name to deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp to use it, and see Vision for details.
  - -H "Authorization: Bearer ${DEEPSEEK_API_KEY}" \
  - "model": "deepseek-v4-pro",
  - model="deepseek-v4-pro",
  - model: "deepseek-v4-pro",
  + The prices listed below are in units of per 1M tokens. A token, the smallest unit of text that the model recognizes, can be a word, a number, or even a punctuation mark. We will bill based on the total number of input and output tokens by the model.
  + deepseek-v4-pro(2)
  + DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813
  + 1M INPUT TOKENS
  + $0.003
  + $0.022
  + $0.006
  + $0.044
  + 1M INPUT TOKENS
  + $0.15
  + $0.66
  + $0.3
  + $1.32
  + 1M OUTPUT TOKENS
  + $0.6
  + $1.98
  + $1.2
  + $3.96
  + Concurrency Limit(4)
  + (1) Use deepseek-flash as the model name. The legacy names deepseek-v4-flash and deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp are still accepted, but the corresponding models have been retired, their requests are served by the DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash model and billed at the Flash price.
  + (2) After extensive testing, V4.1 Flash has comprehensively surpassed V4 Pro in performance, cost, speed, and total time, so we plan to retire V4 Pro in an orderly manner. From 12:00 Beijing Time on September 14, 2026, and until V4.1 Pro is released in the future, requests to deepseek-v4-pro will all be routed to V4.1 Flash and billed at the V4.1 Flash price.
  + (4) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation.
  + The expense = number of tokens × price.
  + Product prices may vary and DeepSeek reserves the right to adjust them. We recommend topping up based on your actual usage and regularly checking this page for the most recent pricing information.
  + Token & Token Usage
  

• Model Aug 31, 2026, 12:02 PM

  DeepSeek (weights) models changed

  DeepSeek model reference changed from deepseek-coder-6.7b-instruct to DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp with license change from other to mit and date updated to 2026-08-31.

  • Model name changed from deepseek-coder-6.7b-instruct to DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp
  • License changed from other to mit
  • Date updated from 2023-10-29 to 2026-08-31
  View raw diff +1 −1

  - deepseek-ai/deepseek-coder-6.7b-instruct license:other 2023-10-29
  + deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp license:mit 2026-08-31
  

• Pricing Aug 26, 2026, 12:00 PM

  DeepSeek API pricing changed

  DeepSeek-V4-Flash model updated to version 0731 and DeepSeek-V4-Pro updated to version 0813; new experimental vision model deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp released accepting image input.

  • deepseek-v4-flash updated to DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731
  • deepseek-v4-pro updated to DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813
  • New model deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp released with image input support
  View raw diff +5 −29

  - The prices listed below are in units of per 1M tokens. A token, the smallest unit of text that the model recognizes, can be a word, a number, or even a punctuation mark. We will bill based on the total number of input and output tokens by the model.
  - DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813
  - 1M INPUT TOKENS
  - $0.007
  - $0.022
  - $0.007
  - $0.014
  - $0.044
  - $0.014
  - 1M INPUT TOKENS
  - $0.22
  - $0.66
  - $0.22
  - $0.44
  - $1.32
  - $0.44
  - 1M OUTPUT TOKENS
  - $0.66
  - $1.98
  - $0.66
  - $1.32
  - $3.96
  - $1.32
  - Concurrency Limit(3)
  - (2) Images sent to deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp are converted into tokens based on their dimensions and billed as input tokens together with your text tokens. See Vision: Token Usage for the conversion rule.
  - (3) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation.
  - The expense = number of tokens × price.
  - Product prices may vary and DeepSeek reserves the right to adjust them. We recommend topping up based on your actual usage and regularly checking this page for the most recent pricing information.
  - Token & Token Usage
  + (1) The deepseek-v4-flash model has been updated to DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731, and the deepseek-v4-pro model has been updated to DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813. The calling method remains unchanged — simply use deepseek-v4-flash or deepseek-v4-pro to access the latest version. The newly released deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp is an experimental model that additionally accepts image input; set the model name to deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp to use it, and see Vision for details.
  + -H "Authorization: Bearer ${DEEPSEEK_API_KEY}" \
  + "model": "deepseek-v4-pro",
  + model="deepseek-v4-pro",
  + model: "deepseek-v4-pro",
  

• Pricing Aug 21, 2026, 12:00 PM

  DeepSeek API pricing changed

  Concurrency limit raised to 3; cache-based pricing tiers removed

  rate_limitConcurrency limit increased from 2 to 3

  pricing_structureCache hit/miss pricing tiers removed; standard per-token pricing now used
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  - 1M INPUT TOKENS (CACHE HIT)
  - 1M INPUT TOKENS (CACHE MISS)
  - Concurrency Limit(2)
  - (2) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation
  + 1M INPUT TOKENS
  + 1M INPUT TOKENS
  + Concurrency Limit(3)
  + (2) Images sent to deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp are converted into tokens based on their dimensions and billed as input tokens together with your text tokens. See Vision: Token Usage for the conversion rule.
  + (3) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation.
  

• Pricing Aug 16, 2026, 4:14 PM

  DeepSeek API pricing changed

  Pricing details for DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 have been published with specific token costs: $0.22 per 1M input tokens (cache miss), $0.66 per 1M output tokens, and discounted rates for cache hits.

  now$0.00$0.02$0.01$0.04$0.22$0.66$0.44$1.32
  View raw diff +22 −5

  - (1) The deepseek-v4-flash model has been updated to DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731, and the deepseek-v4-pro model has been updated to DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813. The calling method remains unchanged — simply use deepseek-v4-flash or deepseek-v4-pro to access the latest version.
  - -H "Authorization: Bearer ${DEEPSEEK_API_KEY}" \
  - "model": "deepseek-v4-pro",
  - model="deepseek-v4-pro",
  - model: "deepseek-v4-pro",
  + The prices listed below are in units of per 1M tokens. A token, the smallest unit of text that the model recognizes, can be a word, a number, or even a punctuation mark. We will bill based on the total number of input and output tokens by the model.
  + DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813
  + 1M INPUT TOKENS (CACHE HIT)
  + $0.007
  + $0.022
  + $0.014
  + $0.044
  + 1M INPUT TOKENS (CACHE MISS)
  + $0.22
  + $0.66
  + $0.44
  + $1.32
  + 1M OUTPUT TOKENS
  + $0.66
  + $1.98
  + $1.32
  + $3.96
  + Concurrency Limit(2)
  + (2) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation
  + The expense = number of tokens × price.
  + Product prices may vary and DeepSeek reserves the right to adjust them. We recommend topping up based on your actual usage and regularly checking this page for the most recent pricing information.
  + Token & Token Usage
  

• Model Aug 13, 2026, 6:01 PM

  DeepSeek (weights) models changed

  DeepSeek model changed from deepseek-coder-33b-base to DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 with updated license and date.

  • Model updated from deepseek-coder-33b-base to DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813
  • License changed from other to mit
  • Release date changed from 2023-10-28 to 2026-08-13
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  - deepseek-ai/deepseek-coder-33b-base license:other 2023-10-28
  + deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 license:mit 2026-08-13
  

• Pricing Aug 13, 2026, 6:00 PM

  DeepSeek API pricing changed

  DeepSeek-V4-Flash and DeepSeek-V4-Pro models updated to new versions (DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 and DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813) with unchanged API calling methods.

  • deepseek-v4-flash model updated to DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731
  • deepseek-v4-pro model updated to DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813
  • calling method remains unchanged for both models
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  - The prices listed below are in units of per 1M tokens. A token, the smallest unit of text that the model recognizes, can be a word, a number, or even a punctuation mark. We will bill based on the total number of input and output tokens by the model.
  - DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813
  - 1M INPUT TOKENS (CACHE HIT)
  - $0.0028
  - $0.003625
  - 1M INPUT TOKENS (CACHE MISS)
  - $0.14
  - $0.435
  - 1M OUTPUT TOKENS
  - $0.28
  - $0.87
  - Concurrency Limit(2)
  - (1) DeepSeek API pricing will be updated to peak / off-peak billing, with off-peak rates at half the peak rates. Peak hours are 01:00 - 04:00 and 06:00 - 10:00 UTC (all other hours are off-peak). The new prices take effect at 16:00 UTC on August 16, 2026, as follows:
  - 1M INPUT TOKENS (CACHE HIT)
  - 1M INPUT TOKENS (CACHE MISS)
  - 1M OUTPUT TOKENS
  - $0.007
  - $0.22
  - $0.66
  - $0.014
  - $0.44
  - $1.32
  - $0.022
  - $0.66
  - $1.98
  - $0.044
  - $1.32
  - $3.96
  - (2) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation
  - The expense = number of tokens × price.
  - Product prices may vary and DeepSeek reserves the right to adjust them. We recommend topping up based on your actual usage and regularly checking this page for the most recent pricing information.
  - Token & Token Usage
  + (1) The deepseek-v4-flash model has been updated to DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731, and the deepseek-v4-pro model has been updated to DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813. The calling method remains unchanged — simply use deepseek-v4-flash or deepseek-v4-pro to access the latest version.
  + -H "Authorization: Bearer ${DEEPSEEK_API_KEY}" \
  + "model": "deepseek-v4-pro",
  + model="deepseek-v4-pro",
  + model: "deepseek-v4-pro",
  

• Pricing Aug 13, 2026, 12:00 PM

  DeepSeek API pricing changed

  DeepSeek API transitioning to peak/off-peak pricing tiers effective August 16, 2026

  DeepSeek-V4-Pro · pricing_structureFlat rate pricing→Peak/off-peak tiered pricing effective Aug 16, 2026
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  - (1) We plan to raise the overall pricing for DeepSeek API services in the near future, with a significant increase expected. Please plan your usage accordingly. The specific pricing plan will be subject to official notice.
  + (1) DeepSeek API pricing will be updated to peak / off-peak billing, with off-peak rates at half the peak rates. Peak hours are 01:00 - 04:00 and 06:00 - 10:00 UTC (all other hours are off-peak). The new prices take effect at 16:00 UTC on August 16, 2026, as follows:
  + $0.007
  + $0.22
  + $0.66
  + $0.014
  + $0.44
  + $1.32
  + $0.022
  + $0.66
  + $1.98
  + $0.044
  + $1.32
  + $3.96
  

• Pricing Aug 12, 2026, 6:00 PM

  DeepSeek API pricing changed

  DeepSeek-V4-Pro renamed to V4-Pro-0813 and concurrency limit lowered from 3 to 2

  modelModel renamed from DeepSeek-V4-Pro to DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813

  rate_limitConcurrency limit reduced from (3) to (2)
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  - DeepSeek-V4-Pro
  - Concurrency Limit(3)
  - (1) The Responses API currently only supports the deepseek-v4-flash model, and does not yet support the deepseek-v4-pro model. We will add support for the deepseek-v4-pro model in early August 2026.
  - (2) We plan to raise the overall pricing for DeepSeek API services in the near future, with a significant increase expected. Please plan your usage accordingly. The specific pricing plan will be subject to official notice.
  - (3) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation
  + DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813
  + Concurrency Limit(2)
  + (1) We plan to raise the overall pricing for DeepSeek API services in the near future, with a significant increase expected. Please plan your usage accordingly. The specific pricing plan will be subject to official notice.
  + (2) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation
  

• Pricing Aug 6, 2026, 6:00 AM

  DeepSeek API pricing changed

  Peak/off-peak pricing policy replaced with general price increase warning

  Peak/off-peak pricing policy removed from messaging; general price increase warning now in effect
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  - (2) The DeepSeek API service will soon adopt a peak/off-peak pricing policy. During peak hours, prices will be 2x the regular prices, applicable to all billing items. The effective date will be subject to the official announcement. [Peak hours: 9:00–12:00 and 14:00–18:00 (Beijing Time, UTC+8) daily]
  + (2) We plan to raise the overall pricing for DeepSeek API services in the near future, with a significant increase expected. Please plan your usage accordingly. The specific pricing plan will be subject to official notice.
  

• Model Jul 31, 2026, 6:00 PM

  DeepSeek (weights) models changed

  DeepSeek model weights changed from deepseek-coder-1.3b-base to DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 with license change from other to MIT.

  • Model identifier: deepseek-ai/deepseek-coder-1.3b-base → deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731
  • License: other → mit
  • Date: 2023-10-28 → 2026-07-31
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  - deepseek-ai/deepseek-coder-1.3b-base license:other 2023-10-28
  + deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 license:mit 2026-07-31
  

• Pricing Jul 31, 2026, 6:00 AM

  DeepSeek API pricing changed

  Peak/off-peak pricing policy (2x multiplier) coming to DeepSeek API; Responses API Roadmap clarified

  Peak/off-peak pricing policy announced (2x during peak hours, effective date TBD)
  View raw diff +4 −2

  - Concurrency Limit(1)
  - (1) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation
  + Concurrency Limit(3)
  + (1) The Responses API currently only supports the deepseek-v4-flash model, and does not yet support the deepseek-v4-pro model. We will add support for the deepseek-v4-pro model in early August 2026.
  + (2) The DeepSeek API service will soon adopt a peak/off-peak pricing policy. During peak hours, prices will be 2x the regular prices, applicable to all billing items. The effective date will be subject to the official announcement. [Peak hours: 9:00–12:00 and 14:00–18:00 (Beijing Time, UTC+8) daily]
  + (3) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation
  

• Pricing Jul 27, 2026, 6:00 AM

  DeepSeek API pricing changed

  Minor footnote update to concurrency limit reference

  Concurrency limit footnote changed from (2) to (1)
  View raw diff +2 −2

  - Concurrency Limit(2)
  - (2) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation
  + Concurrency Limit(1)
  + (1) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation
  

• Model Jul 18, 2026, 12:00 AM

  DeepSeek (weights) models changed

  DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B model added with MIT license as of 2025-01-20

  • Model: deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B
  • License: MIT
  • Date: 2025-01-20
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  + deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-14B license:mit 2025-01-20
  

• Model Jun 28, 2026, 12:47 PM

  DeepSeek (weights) models changed

  Removed deepseek-coder-6.7b-base model from available weights.

  • deepseek-coder-6.7b-base model removed
  • license:other
  • dated 2023-10-23
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  - deepseek-ai/deepseek-coder-6.7b-base license:other 2023-10-23
  

• Model Jun 27, 2026, 6:00 AM

  DeepSeek (weights) models changed

  Two new DeepSeek models added: DeepSeek-V4-Flash-DSpark and DeepSeek-V4-Pro-DSpark, both MIT licensed with release date 2026-06-27.

  • deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-DSpark
  • deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro-DSpark
  • license:mit, 2026-06-27
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  + deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Flash-DSpark license:mit 2026-06-27
  + deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro-DSpark license:mit 2026-06-27