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DeepSeek-V4 Pro pricing

DeepSeek-V4 Pro API cost from DeepSeek — $0.435 per 1M input tokens and $0.870 per 1M output tokens. Thinking mode. Estimate your real monthly bill below, then compare it against every other model.

Input price
$0.435
per 1M input tokens
Output price
$0.870
per 1M output tokens
Cached input
$0.0036
per 1M · ~99% off input
Reference call
$0.0013
1K in + 1K out

Reasoning open weights 128K context · all prices USD per 1M tokens, list price last verified 2026-06-27.

DeepSeek-V4 Pro capabilities & limits

Representative specs for this tier — confirm exact limits in the DeepSeek docs.

Context window128K
Max output64K
Knowledge cutoffJul 2025
API formatOpenAI-compatible
✓ Tools / functions✓ JSON / structured✓ Prompt caching✓ Batch API✓ Open weights

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Call DeepSeek-V4 Pro from your code

The exact model string and endpoint to use. Works with the OpenAI SDK — just point base_url at the URL below.

Model stringdeepseek-reasoner
Base URLhttps://api.deepseek.com/v1
API key envDEEPSEEK_API_KEY
curl https://api.deepseek.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DEEPSEEK_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek-reasoner",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
  }'

Model strings follow each provider's naming convention; confirm the current id in the DeepSeek docs before relying on it.

What a DeepSeek-V4 Pro API call actually costs

Blended input + output cost at DeepSeek-V4 Pro's list rates — useful yardsticks before you commit to volume.

$0.0013
Short call
1K in · 1K out
$0.0017
Chat turn
3K in · 500 out
$0.0096
RAG / long prompt
20K in · 1K out
$1.30
1M in + 1M out
bulk job

DeepSeek-V4 Pro cost calculator

Enter your monthly volume to estimate the DeepSeek-V4 Pro bill. Runs entirely in your browser.

Estimated monthly cost

For the full multi-model breakdown, use the cost calculator.

DeepSeek models — DeepSeek-V4 Pro in context

How DeepSeek-V4 Pro prices against its siblings. Cheapest reference cost first.

Model Input /1M Output /1M Cost / call* Context Type
DeepSeek-V4 Flash
Non-thinking mode, very cheap
$0.140 $0.280 $0.0004 128K Fast / cheap open
DeepSeek-V4 Pro
Thinking mode
$0.435 $0.870 $0.0013 128K Reasoning open

*Reference cost of one call with 1,000 input + 1,000 output tokens — a neutral yardstick. Use the calculator for your real usage. Cheapest row highlighted.

How DeepSeek-V4 Pro pricing works

DeepSeek-V4 Pro is billed per token: a lower input price of $0.435 per million tokens for everything you send, and a higher output price of $0.870 per million for everything the model generates. To turn that into a real DeepSeek-V4 Pro bill, multiply by your monthly request volume and average prompt/response length — the calculator above does exactly that.

Prompt caching is the biggest lever on your DeepSeek-V4 Pro cost: cached input tokens bill at just $0.0036 per million — about 99% cheaper. If you reuse a long system prompt or context across calls, caching can dramatically cut the input portion of your bill.

List prices move fast — always confirm the current numbers on the official DeepSeek pricing page before relying on them for budgeting.

DeepSeek-V4 Pro pricing FAQ

How much does the DeepSeek-V4 Pro API cost?

DeepSeek-V4 Pro costs $0.435 per 1M input tokens and $0.870 per 1M output tokens, with cached input at $0.0036 per 1M (about 99% off). A typical 3K-input / 500-output call works out to about $0.0017.

What is DeepSeek-V4 Pro's context window?

DeepSeek-V4 Pro has a 128K-token context window. Tokens you put in the prompt are billed at the $0.435 per 1M input rate.

Does DeepSeek-V4 Pro support prompt caching?

Yes. DeepSeek-V4 Pro bills cached input tokens at $0.0036 per 1M instead of $0.435 — roughly 99% cheaper for the repeated part of your prompts.

Is DeepSeek-V4 Pro a cheap model?

DeepSeek-V4 Pro is already among the lowest-priced models tracked here. Compare it against every model on the full price table.

Is DeepSeek-V4 Pro open weights?

Yes — DeepSeek-V4 Pro is released as open weights, so you can self-host it instead of paying per-token API rates. The prices here are a representative hosted endpoint.

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