Chinese AI lab whose models are sold by the token through an API
Short answer: DeepSeek sells its models by the token. The cheapest line we read: deepseek-flash at $0.15 per million input tokens. Read on 29 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price, unit and limits |
|---|---|
| deepseek-flash | $0.15 per 1M input tokens (cache miss, off-peak); $0.30 at peak · Cache hit $0.003 off-peak / $0.006 peak. Output $0.60 off-peak / $1.20 peak |
| deepseek-v4-pro | $0.66 per 1M input tokens (cache miss, off-peak); $1.32 at peak · Cache hit $0.022 off-peak / $0.044 peak. Output $1.98 off-peak / $3.96 peak |
Checked from api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing on 29 Oct 2026. Prices are the vendor's list prices, before tax, in dollars. The page says off-peak rates are half the peak rates; peak is 01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC, Monday to Friday, except Chinese public holidays. The page does not say whether the chat app is free, and does not name a currency; the amounts carry a dollar sign.
DeepSeek's own page lists deepseek-flash at $0.15 per 1M input tokens (cache miss, off-peak); $0.30 at peak; deepseek-v4-pro at $0.66 per 1M input tokens (cache miss, off-peak); $1.32 at peak. We read it at api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing on 29 Oct 2026. Prices are in dollars and per million tokens; the ₹ cost depends on your card's rate on the day.
The vendor's page shows dollar prices. It does not say whether you can pay in rupees or with UPI, or whether you get a GST invoice. We have not seen that stated on its pages, so we do not state it.
It is what the vendor's page showed when we read it on 29 Oct 2026. Prices change, and the vendor's page is the final word. The ₹ figures are our conversion at ₹95.3 per $ (open.er-api.com, 29 Oct 2026), not the vendor's price.
Chinese AI lab whose models are sold by the token through an API. Engineers who need a cheap model API and have checked where their users’ data may be processed.
Price: deepseek-flash: $0.15 per 1M input tokens (vendor’s page, 29 Oct 2026).
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The price and the vendor’s description above were read on the vendor’s own pages on the date next to them. Where we could not read a price, the page says “price not checked”. We do not rate tools. Prices change; the vendor’s page is the final word.
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