Is DeepSeek V4 Pro dumber today?
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What DeepSeek V4 Pro costs
- Input
- $1.32 /1M tokens
- Output
- $3.96 /1M tokens
- Cached input
- $0.044 /1M tokens
- Context window
- 1M tokens
- Released
- August 13, 2026
Peak-hour price (weekdays 01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC). Off-peak: $0.66 in / $1.98 out.
| 1,000 chat messages1,500 tokens in, 500 out each | $3.96 |
|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page PDF30,000 tokens in, 1,000 out | $0.044 |
| One coding-agent task60,000 tokens in, 4,000 out, no caching | $0.095 |
Checked September 28, 2026. Official pricing · Status page
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DeepSeek V4 Pro: common questions
How much does DeepSeek V4 Pro cost?
Through the DeepSeek API, DeepSeek V4 Pro costs $1.32 per million input tokens and $3.96 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.044. That works out to about $3.96 for 1,000 typical chat messages. Prices checked September 28, 2026. Peak-hour price (weekdays 01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC). Off-peak: $0.66 in / $1.98 out.
Is DeepSeek V4 Pro dumber today?
The rating at the top of this page shows how people who used DeepSeek V4 Pro today rate it, from Lobotomized to Big brain, and the chart shows the last 30 days next to releases and official incidents. Ratings are opinions, not a benchmark. For outages, check the DeepSeek status page.
What is DeepSeek V4 Pro's context window?
DeepSeek V4 Pro accepts up to 1M tokens of input in one request.
When was DeepSeek V4 Pro released?
DeepSeek released DeepSeek V4 Pro on August 13, 2026. See every release and incident on the news page.
What are cheaper alternatives to DeepSeek V4 Pro?
Among mid-tier models, Gemini 3.8 Flash ($3.00 per 1,000 chats) cost less for a typical chat workload. Compare everything in the cost calculator.