| Provider | DeepSeek |
|---|---|
| Model ID | deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro |
| Prompt Price per 1M tokens | $0.435 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $0.87 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $0.87 |
| Context Window | 1.05M |
| Release Date | |
| Popularity | #5 |
| Popularity Signal | 359.9B tokens |
🔥DeepSeek V4 Pro
DeepSeek API model specs with normalized input price, output price, context window, sample workload cost, and related comparisons.
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Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget brief
DeepSeek V4 Pro is estimated at $0.87 for the standard workload.
DeepSeek V4 Pro is best suited for long-context workloads. A 1M input token plus 500K output token workload is estimated at $0.87.
Input price$0.435per 1M tokens
Output price$0.87per 1M tokens
Context window1.05Mreported maximum
Popularity#5359.9B tokens signal volume
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Llama 4 Scout | Meta | $0.25 | 10M | More context while staying near this model's sample-cost band. | Open model Compare |
| 🔥Owl Alpha | OpenRouter | $0 | 1.05M | More context while staying near this model's sample-cost band. | Open model Compare |
DeepSeek V4 Pro is a large-scale Mixture-of-Experts model from DeepSeek with 1.6T total parameters and 49B activated parameters, supporting a 1M-token context window. It is designed for advanced reasoning, coding,...
DeepSeek V4 Pro is best suited for long-context workloads.
A 1M input token plus 500K output token workload is estimated at $0.87.
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