DeepSeek AI Models
Cost-effective AI with impressive reasoning and coding abilities at competitive prices.
5 active modelsAvailable Models
$0.55 / $2.19 per 1M
$0.27 / $1.10 per 1M
$0.27 / $1.10 per 1M
$0.23 / $0.34 per 1M
$0.70 / $2.50 per 1M
$0.14 / $0.28 per 1M
About DeepSeek Models
Usage patterns
DeepSeek's lineup is built for agentic coding workflows. Across 5 active variants (from $0.23 to $0.70/1M input), tool-calling and code generation are available on most models. Teams running autonomous agents typically route high-volume calls to the cheaper tier and reserve the flagship for hard reasoning steps.
Pricing across the lineup
Input pricing varies 67% across the lineup ($0.23 → $0.70/1M). At 1M requests/month with ~1K input tokens, the cheapest variant costs roughly $0.23 while the flagship runs $0.70 — a 67% gap that compounds fast at scale. Output-token pricing follows the same tiering, so long-form generation amplifies the difference.
Provider notes
DeepSeek sits in the General Purpose category. Cost-effective AI with impressive reasoning and coding abilities at competitive prices. The 128K maximum context window (on DeepSeek V4 Pro) is the largest in this lineup — suitable for most multi-document workloads.
Where DeepSeek fits
Real-world fit: DeepSeek variants are commonly used for code-completion copilots, automated refactoring pipelines, and test generation at scale. The cheaper coding variants handle bulk linting/fixing; the flagship is reserved for architectural changes and complex bug fixes.