Overview
DeepSeek is an AI platform known for its reasoning and coding capabilities, offering consumer chat access as well as an API for developers.
Detailed Information:
DeepSeek provides its AI assistant through the web and mobile applications, while developers can access its models through an API. The API uses usage-based pricing calculated from input and output tokens. Current DeepSeek API documentation lists models including DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash and DeepSeek-V4-Pro, with pricing varying by model and whether tokens are cache hits or misses.
Why users choose it:
- Reasoning
- Coding
- Technical problem solving
- Research
- Developer API access
Best For:
Reasoning, Coding, Research
DeepSeek API Pricing
This is where DeepSeek charges money.
The current flagship API model is DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash, accessed using the model name deepseek-flash. It has a 1M-token context window and supports both thinking and non-thinking modes, tool calls, JSON output and native vision.
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash
| Usage | Off-peak | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| Input — cache hit | $0.003 / 1M tokens | $0.006 / 1M |
| Input — cache miss | $0.15 / 1M | $0.30 / 1M |
| Output | $0.60 / 1M | $1.20 / 1M |
Platforms:
Web, iOS, Android
