DeepSeek V4 Pro
DeepSeek · Released Apr 2026
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
Price history
Input (solid)Output (dashed)
Price change
- 30d
- in — out —
- 90d
- in decreased 75.0% out decreased 75.0%
- 1y
- in decreased 75.0% out decreased 75.0%
- Since launch
- in decreased 75.0% out 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 |