DeepSeek API
by DeepSeek
#6 in Model APIs & token credits
The one I'd pick to keep token bills low. V4 models take 1M-token prompts and off-peak hours cost half, but your data is stored in China.
What’s good
- Off-peak hours cost half price
- 1M-token context on V4 models
- OpenAI- and Anthropic-format APIs
Heads-up
- Data is stored in China under Chinese law
The details
- Best for
- Builders who need low per-token prices at high volume
- Price
- Pay as you go (Pay per token from a prepaid balance)
- Free plan
- No
- Skill level
- Built for pros
- Made by
- DeepSeek
- Website
- deepseek.com
- Price checked
- Oct 1, 2026
Where it ranks
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| Rank in Model APIs & token credits | #1 | #2 | #3 | #6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $10 per 1M tokens (2x for prompts over 272K tokens) in · $50 per 1M tokens (1.5x for prompts over 272K tokens) out | $4 per 1M tokens in · $20 per 1M tokens out | Pay per token | $1.32 per 1M tokens peak, $0.66 off-peak (cache miss) in · $3.96 per 1M tokens peak, $1.98 off-peak out |
| Flagship model | GPT-6 Astra (gpt-6-astra) | Claude Opus 5.5 (claude-opus-5-5) | Not published | DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 (deepseek-v4-pro) |
| Input price | $10 per 1M tokens (2x for prompts over 272K tokens) | $4 per 1M tokens | Not published | $1.32 per 1M tokens peak, $0.66 off-peak (cache miss) |
| Output price | $50 per 1M tokens (1.5x for prompts over 272K tokens) | $20 per 1M tokens | Not published | $3.96 per 1M tokens peak, $1.98 off-peak |
| Context window | 1.05M tokens | 1M tokens | Not published | 1M tokens |
| Free tier | A Free usage tier exists in allowed regions, but GPT-6 Astra isn't available on it | New users get a small amount of free credits to test the API | Free plan: 25+ free models, 50 requests/day | Not published |
| Billing | Pay-as-you-go; usage tiers by amount paid (Tier 1 at $5 paid); spend limits | Usage-based; card or invoicing; monthly spend caps by tier (Start tier $500) | Prepaid credits at provider list prices; 5.5% fee on credit purchases; no minimum | Prepaid top-up balance; any granted balance is used first |
| Your data | Not used for training unless you opt in; abuse-monitoring logs kept up to 30 days | Not used for training without permission; inputs/outputs deleted within 30 days | Does not train on your data; zero-data-retention routing on every plan | Not published |
| Best for | Builders who want GPT models plus image, voice and realtime APIs | Developers building coding tools and long-running agents | Builders who want every major model behind one API key | Builders who need low per-token prices at high volume |
| Skill level | Built for pros | Built for pros | Built for pros | Built for pros |
| Try it | Try it free | Try it free | Try it |
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