DeepSeek API Free Tier & Pricing (2026)
Free tier: No
Very low prices with cache-hit discounts; supports Chinese payment methods
Official pricing page →Plans & prices
deepseek-flash (pay-as-you-go) (payg)
| deepseek-flash input (cache hit, off-peak) | 0.003 USD | per_1m_input_tokens |
| deepseek-flash input (cache hit, peak) | 0.006 USD | per_1m_input_tokens |
| deepseek-flash input (cache miss, off-peak) | 0.15 USD | per_1m_input_tokens |
| deepseek-flash input (cache miss, peak) | 0.3 USD | per_1m_input_tokens |
| deepseek-flash output (off-peak) | 0.6 USD | per_1m_output_tokens |
| deepseek-flash output (peak) | 1.2 USD | per_1m_output_tokens |
Limits
- concurrency: 2500 / concurrent (deepseek-flash)
Source: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing · fetched 2026-10-12T06:53:13Z
deepseek-v4-pro (pay-as-you-go) (payg)
| deepseek-v4-pro input (cache hit, off-peak) | 0.022 USD | per_1m_input_tokens |
| deepseek-v4-pro input (cache hit, peak) | 0.044 USD | per_1m_input_tokens |
| deepseek-v4-pro input (cache miss, off-peak) | 0.66 USD | per_1m_input_tokens |
| deepseek-v4-pro input (cache miss, peak) | 1.32 USD | per_1m_input_tokens |
| deepseek-v4-pro output (off-peak) | 1.98 USD | per_1m_output_tokens |
| deepseek-v4-pro output (peak) | 3.96 USD | per_1m_output_tokens |
Limits
- concurrency: 500 / concurrent (deepseek-v4-pro)
Source: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing · fetched 2026-10-12T06:53:13Z
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