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DeepSeek Cost Calculator

Compare DeepSeek Flash and V4 Pro list prices using token volume, cache-hit rate, and peak-hour settings. No signup required.

DeepSeek Flash

$7.77

Cache-hit input
$0.27
Cache-miss input
$1.50
Output
$6.00

DeepSeek V4 Pro

$28.38

Cache-hit input
$1.98
Cache-miss input
$6.60
Output
$19.80

Flash estimates 72.6% lower cost than V4 Pro for this workload.

Route to V4 Pro only when a validation or quality gate proves the cheaper model is insufficient.

List-price estimate only. Verify current model availability, account pricing, cache behavior, and peak-hour windows before committing a production budget.

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How the estimate works

The calculator uses DeepSeek's public list prices verified on November 9, 2026. Peak-hour list prices are modeled at twice the off-peak rate. Cache-hit input is priced separately from cache-miss input, and output tokens use their own rate.