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DeepSeek V3 token cost

DeepSeek · context 128,000 tokens · tokenizer Approx

When to use DeepSeek V3

Native DeepSeek V3 chat tier for strong quality at low Asian-provider rates. Compare hosted V3 on Together/Fireworks when latency or API shape matters more than native pricing.

Pricing

Input
$0.270/1M
Output
$1.10/1M
Cached input
$0.070/1M
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