DeepSeek V3
legacyDeepSeek · Mid
General-purpose chat model. Launched on a promotional $0.14/$0.28 (Dec 2024–Feb 2025), then settled at $0.27/$1.10; received a 50%+ output price cut with the V3.2-Exp update in September 2025.
- Strengths
- Capable general-purpose open chat model at very low cost.
- Best for
- Everyday chat and text tasks on a tight budget.
- Limitations
- Older generation; the V4 line is stronger and similarly priced.
Input / 1M
$0.28
Output / 1M
$0.42
Cached input / 1M
$0.028
Context window
128K
Where it sits
86th-cheapest mid model
by blended $/Mtok among 262 listed mid models
45% below the mid median
blended $/Mtok across 262 mid models
Output costs 1.5× input
$0.28 in / $0.42 out per 1M
Cached input saves 90%
$0.028 vs $0.28 per 1M fresh
Up 80% since launch (Dec 2024)
blended price vs launch
Computed live from current prices and this model's history — not hand-written, so it stays accurate as prices move.
Price history
Blended price change (3:1 I/O mix)
- 30d
- —
- 90d
- —
- 1y
- decreased 34.0%
- Since launch
- increased 80.0%
Snapshots
| Effective | Input | Output | Cached in | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2025 | $0.28 | $0.42 | $0.028 | V3.2-Exp: 50%+ output price cut | api-docs.deepseek.com |
| 9 Feb 2025 | $0.27 | $1.10 | $0.07 | Post-promotional pricing; cached-input $0.07 confirmed via Wayback capture 2025-02-17 (the seeded $0.027 was an error) | api-docs.deepseek.com |
| 26 Dec 2024 | $0.14 | $0.28 | $0.014 | Launch promotional pricing (discounted from list $0.27/$1.10); confirmed via Wayback capture 2024-12-28; page-stated promo end 2025-02-08 16:00 UTC | api-docs.deepseek.com |