Models / DeepSeek pricing
DeepSeek API pricing
6 DeepSeek models from DeepSeek on one key, per million tokens. Input 40% to 60% under DeepSeek's list price, output 40% to 70%. Lowest price: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423, $0.0279 in and $0.0558 out.
Prices · per million tokens, USD, next to DeepSeek's list price
| Model | Input | Cached input | Output | Under list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813deepseek-v4-pro-0813 | $0.75list $1.32 | $0.0625list $0.044 | $1.188list $3.96 | 43% in · 70% out |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flashdeepseek-v4.1-flash | $0.06list $0.15 | $0.0063list $0.003 | $0.18list $0.60 | 60% in · 70% out |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423deepseek-v4-flash | $0.0279list $0.0465 | $0.0056list $0.0093 | $0.0558list $0.093 | 40% in · 40% out |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731deepseek-v4-flash-0731 | $0.084list $0.14 | $0.0033list $0.0028 | $0.09list $0.28 | 40% in · 67% out |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Expdeepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp | $0.132list $0.22 | $0.0042list $0.007 | $0.396list $0.66 | 40% in · 40% out |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423deepseek-v4-pro | $0.96list $1.60 | $0.081list $0.135 | $1.92list $3.20 | 40% in · 40% out |
List price: DeepSeek's published rate, read October 2026. Live from GET https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1/catalog.
Call them · same base URL and key for every model
Python · OpenAI SDK
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1",
api_key="sk-uplink-live-...",
)
completion = client.chat.completions.create(
model="deepseek-v4-pro-0813",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Summarize this in one line."}],
)
print(completion.choices[0].message.content)TypeScript · OpenAI SDK
import OpenAI from 'openai';
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: 'https://api.uplinkswitch.com/v1',
apiKey: 'sk-uplink-live-...',
});
const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: 'deepseek-v4-pro-0813',
messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Summarize this in one line.' }],
});
console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content);Questions
- Which DeepSeek model costs the least?
- DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 (deepseek-v4-flash): $0.0279 per million input tokens and $0.0558 per million output tokens.
- How far under DeepSeek's list price is it?
- Input runs 40% to 60% under DeepSeek's list price, output 40% to 70%, depending on the model. Each row above shows both prices.
- Is there a subscription?
- No. Prepaid credit from $10, with no subscription or monthly fee. Each top-up locks your prices for 30 days.
- How is cached input billed?
- At the cached rate in the table. A model with no cached rate bills cached tokens at its input rate.
- Are there rate limits?
- Every key carries a request-per-minute limit and a concurrency limit.