- DeepSeek V4 Flash (free) — $0 sample workload
- DeepSeek V4 Flash — $0.18 sample workload
- DeepSeek V3.2 — $0.4 sample workload
- R1 Distill Qwen 32B — $0.43 sample workload
- DeepSeek V3.2 Exp — $0.47 sample workload
DeepSeek LLM API Models & Pricing
Browse DeepSeek LLM API models with normalized prompt pricing, output pricing, context windows, release dates, and popularity signals.
14Models tracked
14Priced models
11Popular models
0Latest releases
Provider shortlist
Use DeepSeek as a model-level shortlist, not a single default choice.
Start from the cost, context, and popularity picks below, then open the model pages or head-to-head comparisons before choosing an API.
Cost pick
DeepSeek V4 Flash (free)
$0 sample workload
Context pick
DeepSeek V4 Flash
1.05M context window
Popular pick
DeepSeek V4 Flash
#1 popularity signal
When to avoid
Verify model fit
Do not choose by provider name alone. Compare model-level input price, output price, context window, release timing, and current availability before production use.
- DeepSeek V4 Flash — 1.05M
- DeepSeek V4 Pro — 1.05M
- DeepSeek V4 Flash (free) — 1.05M
- DeepSeek V3 0324 — 163.84K
- DeepSeek V3.1 — 163.84K
DeepSeek comparisons
Search DeepSeek comparisons| Comparison | Sample Cost Winner | Larger Context | Newest Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash vs 🔥Hy3 preview | Hy3 preview | DeepSeek V4 Flash | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash vs 🔥MiMo-V2.5 | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Tie | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash vs New🔥MiniMax M3 | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Tie | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash vs 🔥DeepSeek V4 Pro | DeepSeek V4 Flash | Tie | |
| 🔥Hy3 preview vs 🔥DeepSeek V4 Pro | Hy3 preview | DeepSeek V4 Pro | |
| 🔥MiMo-V2.5 vs 🔥DeepSeek V4 Pro | MiMo-V2.5 | Tie | |
| New🔥MiniMax M3 vs 🔥DeepSeek V4 Pro | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Tie | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash vs 🔥Claude Sonnet 4.6 | DeepSeek V4 Flash | DeepSeek V4 Flash |
Cross-Provider Alternatives
Open alternatives hubUse this shortlist when DeepSeek is not a hard requirement and your first constraint is workload cost.
| Alternative | Provider | Sample Cost | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥Owl Alpha | OpenRouter | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.05M |
| New🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| 🔥Laguna M.1 (free) | Poolside | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| Nemotron 3 Super (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| gpt-oss-120b (free) | OpenAI | $0 | $0 | $0 | 131.07K |
| Laguna XS.2 (free) | Poolside | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
DeepSeek model catalog
Browse all models| Model | Prompt | Output | Context | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash | $0.09 | $0.18 | 1.05M | #1 |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Pro | $0.435 | $0.87 | 1.05M | #5 |
| 🔥DeepSeek V3.2 | $0.2288 | $0.3432 | 131.07K | #9 |
| DeepSeek V3 0324 | $0.2 | $0.77 | 163.84K | #55 |
| DeepSeek V3.1 | $0.21 | $0.79 | 163.84K | #62 |
| DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus | $0.27 | $0.95 | 163.84K | #82 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | $0.27 | $0.41 | 163.84K | #97 |
| R1 0528 | $0.5 | $2.15 | 163.84K | #98 |
| R1 | $0.7 | $2.5 | 163.84K | #132 |
| R1 Distill Llama 70B | $0.8 | $0.8 | 128K | #177 |
| R1 Distill Qwen 32B | $0.29 | $0.29 | 128K | #260 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash (free) | $0 | $0 | 1.05M | |
| DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale | $0.287 | $0.431 | 163.84K | |
| DeepSeek V3 | $0.2002 | $0.8001 | 131.07K |