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DeepSeek V3.1 Pricing
DeepSeek · deepseek-deepseek-chat-v3-1
Input / 1M tokens
$0.250
Output / 1M tokens
$0.950
Context window
163,840 tokens
≈ 218 pages of text
Max output
32,768 tokens
What it costs in practice
Typical request (1,200 in + 400 out tokens)$0.0007
1,000 requests / month$0.68/mo10,000 requests / month$6.80/mo100,000 requests / month$68.00/moEstimate your own workloadOpens the calculator with DeepSeek V3.1 preloaded — adjust volume and token counts there.
Price history
List price per 1M tokens since we started tracking in Jun 2026. Each step marks a price change — hover a point for the exact date and rate.
What it excels at
Performs strongly on coding and mathematical reasoning tasks. Large context window combined with low per-token pricing supports long-document and high-volume workloads.
The business tradeoff
Smaller ecosystem and fewer managed hosting options than closed frontier providers. Output token price is nearly four times the input rate.
Cheaper from DeepSeek
Head-to-head
Vendor list rates, as of Jul 13, 2026 · source: openrouter · per-request examples assume 1,200 input + 400 output tokens.