DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3 API pricing.

DeepSeek V3 is DeepSeek’s model on the API market, released 26 Dec 2024. Prices are per million tokens in USD, as last read from the price list.

$0.26Input / 1M
$1.03Output / 1M
164KContext
16KMax output
Capability scores
Epoch AI
Maths2 of 4 benchmarks40
Science and knowledge1 of 2 benchmarks42
CodingNot tested by Epoch
Reasoning and puzzlesNot tested by Epoch
Agents and long tasksNot tested by Epoch

Each bar is this model's score in that area. The white tick marks the best score any model Epoch has tested reaches there.

Epoch Capabilities Index
132
Range 128 to 136 · #156 of 271 models Epoch has scored
Maths
40average of 2 of 4 Epoch results
OTIS Mock AIME16%
MATH level 565%
Science and knowledge
42average of 1 of 2 Epoch results
GPQA Diamond57%

The index combines many benchmarks into one general-capability score; the range is how sure Epoch is of the number. Each area score is this site's average of the model's Epoch results in that area, where 0 is what guessing would score and 100 is perfect. Compare every model, and value for money →

Source: Epoch AI, Capabilities & benchmarking (licensed CC BY 4.0). Data refreshed 2 November 2026. These are Epoch's own tests; other benchmark sites can rank models differently.

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Models within 5 points of DeepSeek V3 on Epoch's Capabilities Index that cost less, comparing a typical chat mix (three parts input to one part output). A few points of index is a small difference and says nothing about your task: a place to start testing, not a verdict. Capability against price for every model.

Specification
USD per million tokens
Provider
DeepSeek
Model id
deepseek/deepseek-chat
Input
$0.26
Output
$1.03
Cached input
Not published
Context window
164K tokens
Maximum output
16K tokens
Takes
text
Returns
text
Tool use
Yes
Reasoning
Not reported
Released
26 Dec 2024
First tracked
17 Sept 2026

At $0.26 per million input tokens, DeepSeek V3 is dearer than 132 of the 340 models on the price list.

Price changes
Tracked since 17 Sept 2026

No price change has been recorded since tracking began on 17 Sept 2026. Prices are checked every six hours, and any change is listed here and on model changes.

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Prices and specifications come from OpenRouter’s catalogue, last read 2 Nov 2026. A provider’s own price may differ; how this is collected.