DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) API Pricing
DeepSeek · released 2024-12-26
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DeepSeek V3 price
0.032¢ / 1K
0.089¢ / 1K
0.046¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.0427¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.173¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0169 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0114 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $12.81 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.32) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.89).
Benchmarks
#318 of 547
#134 of 195
#175 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.04 |
| Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B | 6.9 | $0.043 |
| Sarvam 30B (High) | 6.6 | $0.047 |
| Granite 4.2 3B | 9.1 | $0.052 |
| Mistral Small 3 | 6.7 | $0.058 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Sonar Reasoning | 8.7 | — |
| Devstral 2 | 8.6 | — |
| Magistral Small 1.2 | 8.6 | $0.75 |
| DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) | 8.5 | $0.463 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Reasoning) | 8.5 | $0.175 |
| DeepSeek R1 Distill Qwen 32B | 8.4 | — |
| GLM-4.6V (Non-reasoning) | 8.4 | $0.45 |
More from DeepSeek
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Max) | 39.5 | $0.525 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max) | 36.0 | $1.98 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max) | 34.8 | $0.66 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) | 34.3 | $0.66 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) | 30.4 | $0.544 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (High) | 24.4 | $0.142 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning) | 21.5 | $0.315 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Reasoning) | 16.6 | $0.315 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) See DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) on the leaderboard
Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-10-15
FAQ
Who develops DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)?
DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) is developed by DeepSeek, released 2024-12-26.
How much does DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) cost per million tokens?
DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) costs $0.32 per 1M input tokens and $0.89 per 1M output tokens ($0.463 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
What is the DeepSeek V3 API price?
The DeepSeek V3 API price is $0.32 per 1M input tokens and $0.89 per 1M output tokens ($0.463 per 1M blended).
How much does DeepSeek V3 cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.0427¢ on DeepSeek V3, at $0.32/1M input and $0.89/1M output.
Is DeepSeek V3 free?
DeepSeek V3's official API list price is $0.32 per 1M input tokens and $0.89 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check DeepSeek's site for those.
How does DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) rank on benchmarks?
DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) scores 8.5 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #318 of 547 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)?
Yes — Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (8.9) at $0.04/1M blended, versus $0.463/1M for DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24).
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-10-15.