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DeepSeek

AI assistant from the Chinese vendor DeepSeek: chat via web and app plus a token-billed API for its own language models.

Free accessFree plan
Paid fromAPI deepseek-flashInput cache hit: $0.003 (off-peak) / $0.006 (peak) per 1M tokens

At a Glance

DeepSeek is an AI tool for Assistants & workspaces (category: Productivity). Free access: Free plan. Documented: 3 plans with prices and limits.

Category
Assistants & workspaces
Paid from
$0.15 (off-peak) / $0.30 (peak) / 1 million Entry tokens (cache miss, off time / peak time) (API deepseek-flash)
Free Option
Free plan
Plans
3
Sources
6 verified sources
Website
deepseek.com (opens in a new tab)

Category: Productivity · Assistants & workspaces

Features

Prices and plans

TierPricePeriodWhat you get
DeepSeek Web / App (Chat)contact salesFreeHome page: 'Free access to DeepSeek. Experience the intelligent model.'
Access via web chat (chat.deepseek.com) and the DeepSeek app
Per the home page DeepSeek-V4-Pro is 'fully available across the web, mobile app, and API'
The vendor publishes no paid subscription tier for the chat product
API deepseek-flash$0.15 (off-peak) / $0.30 (peak)1 million Entry tokens (cache miss, off time / peak time)Input cache hit: $0.003 (off-peak) / $0.006 (peak) per 1M tokens
Input cache miss: $0.15 (off-peak) / $0.30 (peak) per 1M tokens
Output: $0.60 (off-peak) / $1.20 (peak) per 1M tokens
Context length 1M, max output 384K, model version DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
Concurrency limit 2500
Vendor note: 'Off-peak rates are half of the peak rates. Peak hours are 01:00 - 04:00 and 06:00 - 10:00 UTC, Monday through Friday'
Supersedes deepseek-v4-flash and deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp; now also accepts image input (images are billed as input tokens)
API deepseek-v4-pro$0.66 (off-peak) / $1.32 (peak)1 million Entry tokens (cache miss, off time / peak time)Input cache hit: $0.022 (off-peak) / $0.044 (peak) per 1M tokens
Input cache miss: $0.66 (off-peak) / $1.32 (peak) per 1M tokens
Output: $1.98 (off-peak) / $3.96 (peak) per 1M tokens
Context length 1M, max output 384K, model version DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813
Concurrency limit 500
Per the vendor's own announcement, API service continues past September 14, 2026 at unchanged pricing

Prices per vendor, excl. taxes/VAT where applicable.

Current models

Short overview of the vendor's current main models. The API calculator may list more snapshots and variants.

DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash

Lower-priced variant with a higher concurrency limit; now unified with image input.

  • 1M-token context, up to 384K output; thinking and non-thinking modes; supports image input.
  • API concurrency 2500 per the pricing page; peak and off-peak rates. Supersedes the earlier V4-Flash naming (legacy names deepseek-v4-flash / deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp still work but route here).

Source https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing/

DeepSeek-V4-Pro

Higher-priced V4 variant; web chat lists access to DeepSeek-V4-Pro.

  • Same context and feature table as Flash; API concurrency 500.
  • Doc examples often use deepseek-v4-pro with thinking set to high; the vendor continues API service past September 14, 2026 at unchanged pricing.

Source https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing/

Price history and plan updates

  • : [API deepseek-v4-pro] DeepSeek introduces V4-Pro and cuts off-peak API rates to $0.66 input / $1.98 output per 1 million tokens.

Interactive API cost calculator for DeepSeek models

Calculate raw developer and inference token costs based on public OpenRouter pricing. These are independent of monthly consumer web subscriptions (such as ChatGPT Plus or Claude Pro). Prices subject to change without notice.

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FAQ

Is DeepSeek available for free?

Yes. A permanently free plan is published, not a time-limited trial.

Where is the vendor of DeepSeek based?

Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd. is based in China. Regardless of that location, data processing and privacy terms are governed by the vendor's own contract.

How is DeepSeek billed?

The vendor does not assert any country restriction. Web chat, app and API platform are advertised without regional restrictions. The privacy policy contains an additional clause for the European Economic Area, Switzerland and the United Kingdom and names the Prighter Group as the designated representative for the EU and the United Kingdom (contact rep_deepseek@prighter.com). The service is therefore explicitly aimed at users in the EEA as well. Whether a Chinese mobile number is required to sign up is not publicly documented. As jurisdiction and governing law, the terms of use name exclusively the law of the People's Republic of China and the registered seat of Hangzhou DeepSeek. DeepSeek bills API usage uniformly in USD worldwide. There is no regional EUR or CHF billing.

What plans does DeepSeek offer?

The catalog documents 3 plans with price, billing period, and included features.

Is DeepSeek currently available?

DeepSeek is still active: Active under the name DeepSeek. The vendor (Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Co., Ltd.) lists DeepSeek Web, DeepSeek App, DeepSeek Harness and API Platform on its home page. Current flagship per the home page: DeepSeek-V4-Pro, available on web, app and API.

How we compare

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Sources

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