Verified pricing analysis
DeepSeek Pricing
Verified DeepSeek app access and current V4 API token pricing from official sources.
Free consumer chat with unusually low V4 API token prices
Great At
- Chat
- Coding
- Research
Cost watchouts
- API prices change by peak and off-peak hours
- Consumer app limits are not a paid service guarantee
- API spend varies with cache behavior and output length
Best for cost-sensitive chat users and developers who can manage usage-priced APIs.
Current public plans
| Plan | Price | What you get | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek App | $0 | The official app is free to use with no ads or in-app purchases. | Free chat, reasoning, coding, and web search |
How to read the total cost
DeepSeek V4 API rates are per one million tokens. V4 Flash peak rates are $0.014 cache-hit input, $0.44 cache-miss input, and $1.32 output. Off-peak rates are $0.007, $0.22, and $0.66. V4 Pro peak rates are $0.044, $1.32, and $3.96; off-peak rates are $0.022, $0.66, and $1.98.
Price History
The current table lists DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 and DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813. Peak and off-peak rates took effect at 16:00 UTC on August 16, 2026.
Price Trend by Plan
No independently verified price history is available yet.
API Cost Calculator
Uses official USD rates per one million tokens.
Subscription vs API
The DeepSeek app is free. API usage is separate and metered per one million tokens. Peak hours are 01:00 to 04:00 and 06:00 to 10:00 UTC; all other hours use the lower off-peak rates.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Consumer app is free with no in-app purchases
- V4 API publishes cache-hit and cache-miss rates
- One-million-token API context
Cons
- API prices change by peak and off-peak hours
- Consumer app limits are not a paid service guarantee
- API spend varies with cache behavior and output length
Check the official plan before buying
Prices, allowances, and usage rules can change. Use the verified source above for checkout.
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