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GPT Chat Latest vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423

Pick DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 when budget and context both matter.

Page updated:  Data confirmed:  Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 when budget and context both matter.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is estimated at $1.42 vs $20 for GPT Chat Latest, saving $18.58 (92.9% lower).

Cost-first pickDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
Context-first pickDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
Sample savings$18.5892.9%
10x traffic gap$185.77

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $185.77. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shapeToken mixBetter pickGPT Chat LatestDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
Input-heavy / RAG5M input + 500K outputDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423$40$4.27
Balanced workload1M input + 1M outputDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423$35$2.13
Output-heavy chatbot1M input + 5M outputDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423$155$7.82
Cheaper input DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 $5 vs $0.7113 / 1M

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is $4.29 cheaper per 1M input tokens (85.8% lower; 7.03x difference).

Cheaper output DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 $30 vs $1.4226 / 1M

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is $28.58 cheaper per 1M output tokens (95.3% lower; 21.1x difference).

Larger context DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 400K vs 1.05M

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 has 648.58K more context (2.62x larger).

Sample workload DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 $20 vs $1.42

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is $18.58 cheaper on the standard workload (92.9% lower).

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Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.
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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.

Quick Decision

Verdict

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 has the lower input price; DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 has the lower output price; DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $20 for GPT Chat Latest and $1.42 for DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423.

Best Fit

Choose GPT Chat Latest when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.

Choose DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.

Decision Notes
  • On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is estimated at $1.42 vs $20 for GPT Chat Latest, saving $18.58 (92.9% lower).
  • DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is $18.58 cheaper on the standard workload (92.9% lower).
  • DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is $4.29 cheaper per 1M input tokens (85.8% lower; 7.03x difference).
  • DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is $28.58 cheaper per 1M output tokens (95.3% lower; 21.1x difference).
  • DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 has 648.58K more context (2.62x larger).
Head-to-Head Specs
FeatureGPT Chat Latest
(OpenAI)
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
(DeepSeek)
Input Price
prompt tokens per 1M
$5$0.7113
Completion Price
per 1M tokens
$30$1.4226
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output
$20$1.42
Context Window400K1.05M
Release Date

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use caseBetter pickWhy
Budget-constrained productionDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is estimated at $1.42 vs $20 for GPT Chat Latest, saving $18.58 (92.9% lower).
High-volume input processingDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbotsDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document workDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

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  • gpt-oss-120b can replace GPT Chat Latest when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.12.

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