DeepSeek API
DeepSeek · company page · site · pricing page
Foundation-model providers (primary)Infrastructureactivetarget: developer
Self-description (latest meta description): “The prices listed below are in unites of per 1M tokens. A token, the smallest unit of text that the model recognizes, can be a word, a number, or even a punctuation mark. We will bill based on the total number of input and output tokens by the model.”
Exit / acquisition
none recorded
Observation window
2024-05-25 → 2026-09-06
28 snapshots · 28 pricing-page
Latest positioning (lexicon)
target terms: developer · enterprise terms 0/1k words · vertical: none (0)
Current plans (latest pricing snapshot)
Snapshot #2042 captured 2026-09-06 via wayback. Raw price language is preserved; the normalized column is filled only when the arithmetic is defensible.
No plan cards were parsed from the latest pricing snapshot (typical for JavaScript-rendered pages, token-only API price lists without tier names, or contact-sales-only vendors). See the data-quality page.
Price history
Normalized monthly USD per plan across pricing snapshots (only plans that could be normalized). Gaps are unobserved quarters, not zero prices.
Fewer than two normalizable price observations.
| Event | Plan | Occurred between | Old | New | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan Removed | api_usage | 2026-08-01 → 2026-09-06 | $0.0028 | — | conf 0.70 |
Feature claims over time
Presence of each lexicon feature on the pricing page at each snapshot (1 = pattern matched). Flicker (present → absent → present) usually signals page A/B variants or extraction noise and is flagged in events.
| feature | 2024-05 | 2024-06 | 2024-07 | 2024-09 | 2024-11 | 2024-12 | 2025-01 | 2025-02 | 2025-03 | 2025-04 | 2025-05 | 2025-06 | 2025-07 | 2025-08 | 2025-09 | 2025-10 | 2025-11 | 2025-12 | 2026-01 | 2026-02 | 2026-03 | 2026-04 | 2026-05 | 2026-06 | 2026-07 | 2026-08 | 2026-09 | 2026-09 |
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| AI agents | ● | ● | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| API access | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||
| Image input / vision | ● | ● | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reasoning models | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
| Third-party integrations | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Feature | Change | Between | Flicker? | Confidence | Evidence at first detection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| API access | added | 2024-09-11 → 2024-11-07 | conf 0.50 | ish English 中文（中国） DeepSeek Platform Quick Start Your First API Call Models & Pricing The Temperature Parameter Token & Token Us | |
| Reasoning models | added | 2025-01-03 → 2025-02-07 | conf 0.50 | /08/02 New API Features 2024/07/25 API Reference API Guides Reasoning Model (deepseek-reasoner) Multi-round Conversation Chat Prefix Co | |
| AI agents | added | 2026-08-01 → 2026-09-06 | conf 0.50 | for details. The DeepSeek API is supported by many popular AI agent and coding assistant tools. If you use tools like Claude Co | |
| Image input / vision | added | 2026-08-01 → 2026-09-06 | conf 0.50 | Limit & Isolation Error Codes Agent Integrations API Guides Vision Thinking Mode Multi-round Conversation Chat Prefix Completi |
Model providers named on the page
Only providers/models literally named on this product's own pages are recorded; absence is not evidence of independence.
2025-09-01: Anthropic2025-10-04: Anthropic2025-11-12: Anthropic2025-12-01: Anthropic2026-01-01: Anthropic2026-02-04: Anthropic2026-03-01: Anthropic2026-04-03: Anthropic2026-05-01: OpenAI, Anthropic2026-06-02: OpenAI, Anthropic2026-07-02: OpenAI, Anthropic2026-08-01: OpenAI, Anthropic2026-09-06: OpenAI, Anthropic2026-09-06: OpenAI, Anthropic
| Snapshot | Provider | Model named | Evidence (quoted) | Confidence | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-04 | Anthropic | Anthropic | etion (Beta) FIM Completion (Beta) JSON Output Function Calling Context Caching Anthropic API Other Resources Integrations API Status Page FAQ Change Log Quick Start Mod | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2026-01-01 | Anthropic | Anthropic | Completion (Beta) FIM Completion (Beta) JSON Output Tool Calls Context Caching Anthropic API Other Resources Integrations API Status Page FAQ Change Log Quick Start Mod | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2026-04-03 | Anthropic | Anthropic | Completion (Beta) FIM Completion (Beta) JSON Output Tool Calls Context Caching Anthropic API Other Resources Integrations API Status Page FAQ Change Log Quick Start Mod | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2026-07-02 | OpenAI | OpenAI | he model. Model Details MODEL deepseek-v4-flash (1) deepseek-v4-pro BASE URL (OpenAI Format) https://api.deepseek.com BASE URL (Anthropic Format) https://api.deepse | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2026-07-02 | Anthropic | Anthropic | Completion (Beta) FIM Completion (Beta) JSON Output Tool Calls Context Caching Anthropic API API Reference News Other Resources FAQ Change Log Quick Start Models & Pric | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2026-09-06 | OpenAI | OpenAI | is page Your First API Call The DeepSeek API uses an API format compatible with OpenAI/Anthropic. By modifying the configuration, you can use the OpenAI/Anthropic SDK | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2026-09-06 | Anthropic | Claude | rted by many popular AI agent and coding assistant tools. If you use tools like Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or OpenCode, you can use DeepSeek as the backend model di | conf 0.75 | unreviewed |
| 2025-09-01 | Anthropic | Anthropic | etion (Beta) FIM Completion (Beta) JSON Output Function Calling Context Caching Anthropic API Other Resources Integrations API Status Page FAQ Change Log Quick Start Mod | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2025-11-12 | Anthropic | Anthropic | etion (Beta) FIM Completion (Beta) JSON Output Function Calling Context Caching Anthropic API Other Resources Integrations API Status Page FAQ Change Log Quick Start Mod | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2025-12-01 | Anthropic | Anthropic | Completion (Beta) FIM Completion (Beta) JSON Output Tool Calls Context Caching Anthropic API Other Resources Integrations API Status Page FAQ Change Log Quick Start Mod | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2026-02-04 | Anthropic | Anthropic | Completion (Beta) FIM Completion (Beta) JSON Output Tool Calls Context Caching Anthropic API Other Resources Integrations API Status Page FAQ Change Log Quick Start Mod | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2026-03-01 | Anthropic | Anthropic | Completion (Beta) FIM Completion (Beta) JSON Output Tool Calls Context Caching Anthropic API Other Resources Integrations API Status Page FAQ Change Log Quick Start Mod | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2026-05-01 | OpenAI | OpenAI | he model. Model Details MODEL deepseek-v4-flash (1) deepseek-v4-pro BASE URL (OpenAI Format) https://api.deepseek.com BASE URL (Anthropic Format) https://api.deepse | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2026-05-01 | Anthropic | Anthropic | Completion (Beta) FIM Completion (Beta) JSON Output Tool Calls Context Caching Anthropic API API Reference News Other Resources FAQ Change Log Quick Start Models & Pric | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2026-06-02 | OpenAI | OpenAI | he model. Model Details MODEL deepseek-v4-flash (1) deepseek-v4-pro BASE URL (OpenAI Format) https://api.deepseek.com BASE URL (Anthropic Format) https://api.deepse | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2026-06-02 | Anthropic | Anthropic | Completion (Beta) FIM Completion (Beta) JSON Output Tool Calls Context Caching Anthropic API API Reference News Other Resources FAQ Change Log Quick Start Models & Pric | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2026-08-01 | OpenAI | OpenAI | by the model. Model Details MODEL deepseek-v4-flash deepseek-v4-pro BASE URL (OpenAI Format) https://api.deepseek.com BASE URL (Anthropic Format) https://api.deepse | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2026-08-01 | Anthropic | Anthropic | (Beta) JSON Output Tool Calls Context Caching Using the Responses API Using the Anthropic API API Reference News Other Resources FAQ Change Log Quick Start Models & Pric | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2026-09-06 | OpenAI | OpenAI | is page Your First API Call The DeepSeek API uses an API format compatible with OpenAI/Anthropic. By modifying the configuration, you can use the OpenAI/Anthropic SDK | conf 0.55 | unreviewed |
| 2026-09-06 | Anthropic | Claude | rted by many popular AI agent and coding assistant tools. If you use tools like Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or OpenCode, you can use DeepSeek as the backend model di | conf 0.75 | unreviewed |
Positioning over time
Lexicon counts on the pricing page: enterprise-governance terms per 1,000 words and vertical specificity (share of industry terms captured by the single most-mentioned vertical).
Snapshots and provenance
Every observation above descends from one of these immutable captures.
| # | Captured | Method | Source | Archive / final URL | HTTP | Text chars | Collector | SHA-256 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2046 | 2024-05-25 23:27 | wayback | pricing_page https://platform.deepseek.com/api-docs/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20240525232726id_/https://platfo… | 200 | 1840 | wayback-1.0 | e0285948ad41 | |
| 2048 | 2024-06-18 00:45 | wayback | pricing_page https://platform.deepseek.com/api-docs/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20240618004546id_/https://platfo… | 200 | 1967 | wayback-1.0 | 484ad8154496 | |
| 95 | 2024-07-21 10:59 | wayback | pricing_page https://platform.deepseek.com/api-docs/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20240721105935id_/https://platfo… | 200 | 1854 | wayback-1.0 | 5450452a0659 | |
| 2049 | 2024-09-11 17:25 | wayback | pricing_page https://platform.deepseek.com/api-docs/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20240911172527id_/https://platfo… | 200 | 2527 | wayback-1.0 | 26138f2b9b7c | |
| 2004 | 2024-11-07 07:50 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20241107075055id_/http://api-doc… | 200 | 2574 | wayback-1.0 | 5878cfb3194b | |
| 2007 | 2024-12-04 01:28 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20241204012811id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2572 | wayback-1.0 | a52c2e0f25ec | |
| 87 | 2025-01-03 23:48 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20250103234807id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2596 | wayback-1.0 | 270403699c28 | |
| 2010 | 2025-02-07 12:56 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20250207125601id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 3150 | wayback-1.0 | dc4e68e1d3a4 | |
| 2012 | 2025-03-06 12:18 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20250306121853id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2954 | wayback-1.0 | 958cdbe6f26d | |
| 88 | 2025-04-01 09:30 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20250401093024id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2990 | wayback-1.0 | be67613c1d18 | |
| 2015 | 2025-05-01 21:57 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20250501215717id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2990 | wayback-1.0 | 4298499e3eb2 | |
| 2018 | 2025-06-03 05:37 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20250603053730id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2991 | wayback-1.0 | f54e964cb83e | |
| 89 | 2025-07-05 17:15 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20250705171533id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 3119 | wayback-1.0 | dd589887cde3 | |
| 2020 | 2025-08-01 08:31 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20250801083145id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 3119 | wayback-1.0 | dd589887cde3 | |
| 2023 | 2025-09-01 02:05 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20250901020532id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2984 | wayback-1.0 | 9acf1d74990b | |
| 90 | 2025-10-04 11:23 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20251004112357id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2697 | wayback-1.0 | 575eb857bb06 | |
| 2026 | 2025-11-12 00:19 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20251112001900id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2463 | wayback-1.0 | ed51d34cd26d | |
| 2029 | 2025-12-01 11:48 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20251201114852id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2724 | wayback-1.0 | 000680bfa909 | |
| 91 | 2026-01-01 12:19 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20260101121941id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2327 | wayback-1.0 | 41364e4844f3 | |
| 2031 | 2026-02-04 13:58 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20260204135805id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2327 | wayback-1.0 | 02927476c8f2 | |
| 2033 | 2026-03-01 15:29 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20260301152905id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2485 | wayback-1.0 | a10fc191c245 | |
| 92 | 2026-04-03 18:36 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20260403183613id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2485 | wayback-1.0 | d981c0f3ad34 | |
| 2036 | 2026-05-01 05:06 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20260501050639id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2542 | wayback-1.0 | ec471c9a0613 | |
| 2038 | 2026-06-02 23:09 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20260602230941id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2349 | wayback-1.0 | 381077030070 | |
| 93 | 2026-07-02 05:15 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20260702051533id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2349 | wayback-1.0 | 381077030070 | |
| 2040 | 2026-08-01 17:09 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20260801170952id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 2714 | wayback-1.0 | 4af7fef5015e | |
| 233 | 2026-09-06 03:54 | live | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | 200 | 3964 | live-1.0 | fc590e5b2cc8 | |
| 2042 | 2026-09-06 07:25 | wayback | pricing_page https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing | https://web.archive.org/web/20260906072548id_/https://api-do… | 200 | 3964 | wayback-1.0 | fc590e5b2cc8 |