DeepSeek V3 pricing
DeepSeek · list prices as of 2026-09-29
| Input | $0.27 per 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Output | $1.10 per 1M tokens |
| Cached input (read) | $0.07 per 1M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens |
| Longest answer | 8K tokens |
What a call costs
| Typical call | Input tokens | Output tokens | Per call | Per month at 1,000 a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat reply | 1,000 | 300 | $0.0006 | $18.00 |
| Document summary | 6,000 | 400 | $0.00206 | $61.80 |
| Code change | 3,000 | 1,200 | $0.00213 | $63.90 |
No caching or batch discount. Your own prompt will differ: count it exactly below.
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Questions
How much does DeepSeek V3 cost?
DeepSeek V3 costs $0.27 per million input tokens and $1.10 per million output tokens, as of 2026-09-29.
How much is one DeepSeek V3 call?
A call with 1,000 input tokens and a 300-token answer costs about $0.0006, or $18.00 a month at 1,000 calls a day.
How big is the DeepSeek V3 context window?
128,000 tokens.