DeepSeek V4 Pro pricing
DeepSeek V4 Pro costs $0.66 per 1M input tokens and $1.98 per 1M output tokens as of October 2026. Tracked daily since 25 July 2026 across 93 snapshots.
Current rates
- Input: $0.66 per 1M tokens
- Output: $1.98 per 1M tokens
- Cached input: $0.02 per 1M tokens
- Context window: 1,000,000 tokens
Recorded changes
| Date | Field | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2026 | cached input | $0.00361 | $0.02 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | output | $0.87 | $1.98 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | input | $0.44 | $0.66 |
Cheaper alternatives to DeepSeek V4 Pro
Ranked by blended cost assuming a 3:1 input-to-output ratio, which is typical of chat and agent workloads. Only currently callable models with a comparable context window are listed.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cheaper by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | $0.30 | $2.50 | 14% |
| Mistral Large 3 | $0.50 | $1.50 | 24% |
| Grok Code Fast 1 | $0.20 | $1.50 | 47% |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | $0.20 | $1.20 | 55% |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | $0.15 | $0.60 | 73% |
Cite this data
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Text
YemHub (2026). DeepSeek V4 Pro API pricing history. YemHub AI Pricing Index. Retrieved 26 October 2026, from https://yemhub.com/price-history/deepseek-v4-pro/
BibTeX
@misc{yemhub2026deepseekv4proapipricinghistory,
author = {{YemHub}},
title = {DeepSeek V4 Pro API pricing history},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://yemhub.com/price-history/deepseek-v4-pro/}},
note = {YemHub AI Pricing Index, accessed 2026-10-26}
}