DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)

AI model by DeepSeek. Real-time pricing and benchmark data.

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Input$0.36
Output$0.89
Blended (3:1)$0.49

Source: Artificial Analysis

Performance

Output Speed
Time to First Token

Median values from Artificial Analysis

Editorial Analysis

Profile. DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) is a budget-tier option from DeepSeek at $0.89/M output tokens. Despite the low price, it scores competitively on Coding Index (23.0) and Intelligence Index (14.2) — making it a candidate for high-volume production workloads where unit cost dominates.

Cost model. For a workload of 1M input tokens + 100K output tokens, DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) costs $0.45 per million input-equivalent requests. Multiply by your monthly request volume to project the bill, and compare against the speed/correctness profile above to decide if the trade-off is worth it for your workload.

Editorial summary generated from public pricing and benchmark data (Artificial Analysis API). All numbers are sourced — see the Artificial Analysis methodology for benchmark definitions. Last refreshed 2026-08-24.

Compare with similar models

ModelInputOutputSpeed
DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)Current
$0.36$0.89
GLM-4.6V (Non-reasoning)
$0.30$0.9073 tok/s
Agnes 2.5 Pro Alpha
$0.45$0.90130 tok/s
Trinity Large Thinking
$0.23$0.88197 tok/s
GLM-4.6V (Reasoning)
$0.30$0.9070 tok/s
MiMo-V2.5-Pro
$0.43$0.8759 tok/s

Example Costs

Single Request
$0.0008
1.0K in / 500 out
1K Requests/day
$0.8050
1.0M in / 500.0K out
10K Requests/day
$8.05
10.0M in / 5.0M out