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2026-08-16 17:14 UTC · deepseek/api-pricing · live page

Updated DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 pricing to include off-peak and peak rates, and added Responses API support for the Pro model.

Summary by gemma-4-12b. It may be wrong; the diff below is what actually changed. Raw: 084a5fdd89-deepseek-api-pricing.diff · commit 084a5fdd89

diff --git a/snapshots/deepseek/api-pricing.md b/snapshots/deepseek/api-pricing.mdindex a4d30e0..d9d5e55 100644--- a/snapshots/deepseek/api-pricing.md+++ b/snapshots/deepseek/api-pricing.md@@ -5,28 +5,29 @@ The prices listed below are in units of per 1M tokens. A token, the smallest unit of text that the model recognizes, can be a word, a number, or even a punctuation mark. We will bill based on the total number of input and output tokens by the model. -| MODEL | deepseek-v4-flash | deepseek-v4-pro |  |-|---|---|---|---|-| BASE URL (OpenAI Format) | https://api.deepseek.com |  |  |-| BASE URL (Anthropic Format) | https://api.deepseek.com/anthropic |  |  |-| MODEL VERSION | DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 | DeepSeek-V4-Pro |  |-| THINKING MODE | Supports both non-thinking and thinking (default) modes See Thinking Mode for how to switch |  |  |-| CONTEXT LENGTH | 1M |  |  |-| MAX OUTPUT | MAXIMUM: 384K |  |  |-| FEATURES | Json Output | ✓ | ✓ |-| Tool Calls | ✓ | ✓ |  |-| Responses API(1) | ✓ | ✗ |  |-| Anthropic API | ✓ | ✓ |  |-| Chat Prefix Completion(Beta) | ✓ | ✓ |  |-| FIM Completion(Beta) | Non-thinking mode only | Non-thinking mode only |  |-| PRICING(2) | 1M INPUT TOKENS (CACHE HIT) | $0.0028 | $0.003625 |-| 1M INPUT TOKENS (CACHE MISS) | $0.14 | $0.435 |  |-| 1M OUTPUT TOKENS | $0.28 | $0.87 |  |-| Concurrency Limit(3) | 2500 | 500 |  |--(1) The Responses API currently only supports the `deepseek-v4-flash` model, and does not yet support the `deepseek-v4-pro` model. We will add support for the `deepseek-v4-pro` model in early August 2026.--(2) We plan to raise the overall pricing for DeepSeek API services in the near future, with a significant increase expected. Please plan your usage accordingly. The specific pricing plan will be subject to official notice.--(3) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation+| MODEL | deepseek-v4-flash | deepseek-v4-pro |  |  |+|---|---|---|---|---|+| BASE URL (OpenAI Format) | https://api.deepseek.com |  |  |  |+| BASE URL (Anthropic Format) | https://api.deepseek.com/anthropic |  |  |  |+| MODEL VERSION | DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 | DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 |  |  |+| THINKING MODE | Supports both non-thinking and thinking (default) modes See Thinking Mode for how to switch |  |  |  |+| CONTEXT LENGTH | 1M |  |  |  |+| MAX OUTPUT | MAXIMUM: 384K |  |  |  |+| FEATURES | Json Output | ✓ | ✓ |  |+| Tool Calls | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |+| Responses API | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |+| Anthropic API | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |+| Chat Prefix Completion(Beta) | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |+| FIM Completion(Beta) | Non-thinking mode only | Non-thinking mode only |  |  |+| PRICING(1) | 1M INPUT TOKENS (CACHE HIT) | OFF-PEAK | $0.007 | $0.022 |+| PEAK | $0.014 | $0.044 |  |  |+| 1M INPUT TOKENS (CACHE MISS) | OFF-PEAK | $0.22 | $0.66 |  |+| PEAK | $0.44 | $1.32 |  |  |+| 1M OUTPUT TOKENS | OFF-PEAK | $0.66 | $1.98 |  |+| PEAK | $1.32 | $3.96 |  |  |+| Concurrency Limit(2) | 2500 | 500 |  |  |++(1) Off-peak rates are half of the peak rates. Peak hours are 01:00 - 04:00 and 06:00 - 10:00 UTC (all other hours are off-peak).++(2) For more details on concurrency limits, please refer to Rate Limit & Isolation  The expense = number of tokens × price. The corresponding fees will be directly deducted from your topped-up balance or granted balance, with a preference for using the granted balance first when both balances are available.

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