DeepSeek API Pricing 2026 — Cheapest LLM ($0.14/M Input)
DeepSeek V3.2 API pricing: $0.14/M input, $0.28/M output — the cheapest LLM. 90% cache discount. Compare vs GPT-5.4, Claude 4.6, Gemini 2.5. Free tier.
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DeepSeek API Pricing — April 2026
Last updated: April 22, 2026 No pricing changes since March 2026.
TL;DR — DeepSeek API Prices (April 2026)
- DeepSeek V3.2 (Chat): $0.14/$0.28 per 1M input/output tokens
- DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoner): $0.14/$0.28 per 1M tokens
- Cache Hit: $0.014 per 1M input tokens (90% off)
DeepSeek V3.2 replaced both V3 and R1 with a unified model that handles both chat and reasoning at the same price.
DeepSeek V3.2 (Current)
| Model | Context | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | Cached Input |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| deepseek-chat (V3.2) | 128K | $0.14 | $0.28 | $0.014 |
| deepseek-reasoner (V3.2) | 128K | $0.14 | $0.28 | $0.014 |
Max output: 8K tokens (chat), 64K tokens (reasoner).
Previous Models (Deprecated)
| Model | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V3 | $0.14 | $0.28 |
| DeepSeek R1 | $0.55 | $2.19 |
Why DeepSeek is Popular
- Still very cheap — $0.14/$0.28 is a fraction of GPT-5 or Claude pricing
- Unified model — same price for chat and reasoning
- 90% cache discount — $0.014/M for repeated context
- Open weights — can self-host
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