DeepSeek Budget & Fast Live Rates • September 2026

DeepSeek V4 Pro Pricing & Token Economics

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 is a large-scale mixture-of-experts model from DeepSeek. This is the GA release of DeepSeek V4 Pro.

Context Window 1.0M
Max Completion 393K Tokens
Inference Speed Fast
CostRatio Score B

Normalized Token Pricing Matrix

Real-time input, completion, and cache rates normalized to $/1M tokens.

📥 Prompt Tokens
$ 0.58 / 1M tokens

Cost for prompts, instructions, document retrieval, and system context sent into the model.

~$0.0006 per 1K tokens
📤 Completion Tokens
$ 1.73 / 1M tokens

Cost for generated text, code, tool calls, and structured JSON responses returned by the model.

~$0.0017 per 1K tokens
⚡ Prompt Caching
$ 0.018 / 1M tokens

Massive 97% savings on repeated context, documents, and system instructions.

Cached Read Discount
⚖️ 3:1 Blended Benchmark
$ 0.867 / 1M tokens

Standard industry benchmark assuming 75% prompt reads and 25% completion generation.

Weighted Benchmark

DeepSeek V4 Pro Monthly Bill Estimator

Estimated monthly costs across four standardized enterprise and developer workloads.

Workload Scenario Monthly Token Volume Standard Bill With Prompt Caching
💬
Customer Support Chatbot
10M prompt tokens + 2.5M output tokens per month
12.5M tokens (10M in / 2.5M out) $10.12/mo $6.20/mo -39%
📑
Document Analysis & RAG
30M prompt tokens (PDFs/context) + 3M output summaries
33.0M tokens (30M in / 3M out) $22.55/mo $10.79/mo -52%
💻
Coding Agent / IDE Swarm
60M prompt tokens (repo context) + 15M code completions
75.0M tokens (60M in / 15M out) $60.71/mo $37.20/mo -39%
🤖
Enterprise Agentic Workflow
120M prompt tokens (reasoning loops) + 30M output actions
150.0M tokens (120M in / 30M out) $121.42/mo $74.40/mo -39%

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Architecture & Capabilities

Technical parameters, supported modalities, and optimal developer use cases.

🎯 Recommended Use Cases

Extreme price-to-performance general intelligence, high-volume production APIs

Supported Modalities

📝 Text 🛠️ Function / Tool Calling

📐 Context & Output Limits

  • Maximum Context Window: 1,048,576 tokens (1.0M)
  • Maximum Output Length: 393,216 tokens
  • Speed / Latency Tier: Fast
  • Official Provider: DeepSeek

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about DeepSeek V4 Pro API pricing and token calculations.

How much does DeepSeek V4 Pro cost per 1M tokens?

DeepSeek V4 Pro charges $0.58 per 1M input tokens and $1.73 per 1M output tokens. For standard balanced workloads (3:1 input:output ratio), the effective blended rate is $0.867/1M tokens.

Does DeepSeek V4 Pro support prompt caching?

Yes. Cached prompt reads are billed at $0.0184 per 1M tokens, saving you up to 97% on repeated context, RAG documents, and system instructions.

What is DeepSeek V4 Pro's maximum context window?

DeepSeek V4 Pro supports up to 1,048,576 tokens (1.0M) in its context window, allowing you to ingest large files and multi-turn chat history with up to 393,216 tokens generated per response.

How does DeepSeek V4 Pro compare to other models?

With a CostRatio rating of B, DeepSeek V4 Pro provides competitive token economics for budget & fast tasks. Review the peer comparison table above to compare input and completion rates directly against alternative models.

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