DeepSeek V4 Pro
DeepSeek · Frontier
Open-weight frontier model. DeepSeek made a 75% promotional discount permanent in May 2026, making it one of the cheapest frontier models.
- Strengths
- Open-weight frontier quality at one of the lowest prices anywhere, with deep cached-input discounts.
- Best for
- Cost-sensitive frontier workloads and self-hosting on open weights.
- Limitations
- Smaller ecosystem and tooling than the major US labs.
Input / 1M
$0.435
Output / 1M
$0.87
Cached input / 1M
$0.0036
Context window
1M
Where it sits
3rd-cheapest frontier model
by blended $/Mtok among 24 listed frontier models
85% below the frontier median
blended $/Mtok across 24 frontier models
Output costs 2× input
$0.435 in / $0.87 out per 1M
Cached input saves 99%
$0.0036 vs $0.435 per 1M fresh
Down 75% since launch (Apr 2026)
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
Input (solid)Output (dashed)
Blended price change (3:1 I/O mix)
- 30d
- decreased 75.0%
- 90d
- decreased 75.0%
- 1y
- decreased 75.0%
- Since launch
- decreased 75.0%
Snapshots
| Effective | Input | Output | Cached in | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | $0.435 | $0.87 | $0.0036 | 75% promotional discount made permanent | engadget.com/deepseek-permanently-reduces-price |
| 24 Apr 2026 | $1.74 | $3.48 | $0.0145 | Launch pricing | api-docs.deepseek.com |