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DeepSeek-V3
deepseek·deepseek/deepseek-v3·Deprecated·Open weights·deepseek series
Open DeepSeek MoE chat model for coding, math, and general reasoning
At a glance
Reference price$1.25 / $1.25 per 1M
Cache read — · Together AI
Lowest paid$0.32 / $0.89
Deep Infra Cloud · 4.6× spread
1 more $0 channels
Context131,072
⚠ Providers report 64,000–163,840; the table below is authoritative
Output limit131,072
Capabilities
Reasoning✓ Tool useStructured output✓ TemperatureAttachments
⚠ Providers report capability flags inconsistently
Modalities
Text
Knowledge cutoff2024-07
Released / updated2024-12-26 / 2024-12-26
Quality & performanceArtificial Analysis · Intelligence Index v4.1
Intelligence14.2
Value31
Coding23
Agentic1.6
Output speed—
TTFT—
Cost per task$0.0255
Value formulaIQ 14.2 ÷ min blended $0.463 = 31
Quality is independently evaluated by Artificial Analysis. Speed/latency are model-level medians.
Available at 12 providers9 with public prices · 1 free
| Provider | Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Context | Output limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iFlow | Gateway | Free | — | — | 128,000 ⚠ | 32,000 | ||
| Deep Infra deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3 | Cloud | $0.32 | $0.89 | — | — | 163,840 ⚠ | 8,192 | |
| Eden AI deepinfra/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3 | Gateway | $0.32 | $0.89 | — | — | 163,840 ⚠ | 8,192 | |
| Pioneer deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3 | Gateway | $0.27 | $1.12 | $0.135 | $0.27 | 163,840 ⚠ | 8,192 | |
| D.Run (China) | Gateway | $0.28 | $1.10 | — | — | 131,072 | 8,192 | |
| Alibaba (China) | First-party | $0.287 | $1.15 | — | — | 65,536 ⚠ | 8,192 | |
| Hugging Face deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3 | Cloud | $0.40 | $1.30 | — | — | 64,000 ⚠ | 8,192 | |
| Helicone | Gateway | $0.56 | $1.68 | $0.07 | — | 128,000 ⚠ | 8,192 | |
| Merge Gateway | Gateway | $0.58 | $1.68 | — | — | 163,840 ⚠ | 81,920 | |
| Together AI deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3 | Cloud | $1.25 | $1.25 | — | — | 131,072 | 131,072 | deprecated |
| Qiniu | Gateway | — | — | — | — | 128,000 ⚠ | 16,000 | hostTable.undisclosed |
| DigitalOcean | Cloud | — | — | — | — | 163,840 ⚠ | 131,072 | hostTable.undisclosed |
Sorted by blended price (input×0.75 + output×0.25) asc. The official channel always shows regardless of rank. Whether a gateway's low price is actually usable can't be verified.
Your usage cost
1Pioneer$93.80
2Deep Infra$108.50
3Eden AI$108.50
4D.Run (China)$111.00
5Alibaba (China)$114.75
6Helicone$137.20
1 more channels offer $0 (iFlow); free tiers usually have rate limits and no SLA, excluded from ranking.
The cheapest paid channel is the only channel.
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