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Model pricing · Mid tier · data through 2026-10-05 (Pacific)

DeepSeek V3 API pricing

Recorded standard list rates for OpenRouter. Input and output are billed separately.

Model / serviceTierInput / 1MOutput / 1MObservation
DeepSeek V3
OpenRouter
Mid$0.25$1.002026-10-05
Verified

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These are recorded base standard list rates in USD per million tokens. Promotions, long-context surcharges, Batch, cache write/storage and other service charges can change the bill. Use the calculator for its supported workload rules and check the linked provider terms. A carried observation is the last known rate, not a fresh verification.

DeepSeek V3: context capacity 128K. Official OpenRouter pricing source.

What would 100,000 English words cost?

Using TokenScale’s estimate of 4 tokens per 3 English words, 100,000 words is about 133,333 tokens. Each column below bills only that direction at the recorded base rate; it is not a complete conversation bill. Language, tokenization, context limits and provider terms can change the result. These are calculations, not provider quotes.

ModelInput onlyOutput only
DeepSeek V3$0.0333$0.1333

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Recent provider-tier observations

This is the last 14 observations of this provider’s tracked tier. The current model label is not applied to earlier nights: this tier can contain previous models. Dated corrections and model changes are explained in Price Moves and the model graveyard. Historical records remain as originally observed.

Mid tier observations

DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MStatus
2026-09-22$0.24$0.9Verified
2026-09-23$0.24$0.9Verified
2026-09-24$0.24$0.9Verified
2026-09-25$0.24$0.9Verified
2026-09-26$0.24$0.9Verified
2026-09-27$0.24$0.9Verified
2026-09-28$0.24$0.9Verified
2026-09-29$0.25$1.00Verified
2026-09-30$0.25$1.00Verified
2026-10-01$0.25$1.00Verified
2026-10-02$0.25$1.00Verified
2026-10-03$0.25$1.00Carried forward
2026-10-04$0.25$1.00Verified
2026-10-05$0.25$1.00Verified

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