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DeepSeek API pricing

3 DeepSeek models on one OpenAI-compatible API, billed per token from a prepaid balance — no subscription. From €0.0672 per 100k input tokens and €0.1344 per 100k output tokens, margin and VAT included. DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash run on EU-sovereign infrastructure; DeepSeek V4 Pro is fast access, through US providers.

Models live
3
Input from
€0.0672
per 100k tokens
Output from
€0.1344
per 100k tokens
Largest context
1M
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash

DeepSeek API pricing per model

per 100k tokens · margin and VAT included · from our live catalog when this page is built

ModelInputOutputCached inContextMax outputJurisdiction
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731
deepseek-v4-flash-0731tools
€0.0672€0.1344€0.0135256K32KEU sovereign
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash
deepseek-v4.1-flashtoolsvision
€0.1008€0.3024€0.02021M80KEU sovereign
DeepSeek V4 Pro
deepseek-v4-protools
€0.2453€0.5124—1M—Fast access (US)

Input, output and cached input are the prices debited from your prepaid balance per 100,000 tokens, margin and VAT included. Context is the window as served on Frontière AI; max output is the provider's cap on max_tokens (— when it sets none we know of). Tool calling is measured with a real call per model.

Where each DeepSeek model runs, and what DeepSeek's own API does with your data →

DeepSeek API cost calculator

Pick a model and a workload, or type your own token counts: the estimate uses the prices in the table above, margin and VAT included.

Example workload

Roughly 1,000 tokens ≈ 750 English words.

Per request

€0.0015

Per day

€1.48

Per month

€44.35

30 days

A €10 top-up covers about 6,764 requests · DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

Where the money goes

  • Input€30.24 · 68%
  • Output€14.11 · 32%

Estimate, margin and VAT included, from the prices on this page. You are billed on the tokens the provider reports for each call, debited from a prepaid balance — no subscription.

Same workload on every model

ModelPer month
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731EU sovereign€44.35Selected
DeepSeek V4.1 FlashEU sovereign€77.11
DeepSeek V4 ProFast access (US)€164.18

Call DeepSeek models

The API is OpenAI-compatible: keep your SDK, change base_url and the key, and pass the model id. One key covers the whole catalog.

curl https://getfrontiereai.eu/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FRONTIERE_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek-v4-flash-0731",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Bonjour"}]
  }'
API reference →

Frequently asked

How much does the DeepSeek API cost?

On Frontière AI, DeepSeek models cost from €0.0672 to €0.2453 per 100,000 input tokens and from €0.1344 to €0.5124 per 100,000 output tokens, depending on the model — margin and VAT included, that is the amount debited from your prepaid balance. The table lists each model's price; the calculator turns it into a monthly cost for your workload.

Which DeepSeek model is the cheapest?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731, the cheapest on both input (€0.0672) and output (€0.1344) per 100k tokens.

Which DeepSeek model has the largest context window?

DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, with 1M tokens of context as served on Frontière AI.

Is the DeepSeek API hosted in Europe on Frontière AI?

Partly. Scaleway (France) for DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and AKI.IO (Germany) for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: these are labeled EU sovereign. DeepSeek V4 Pro is served by US providers and labeled fast access — the API flags it before you call.

Is there a subscription or a minimum spend?

No subscription. You top up a prepaid balance from €10 and each call is debited at the per-token price. Calls are refused once the balance reaches zero; a call already running can take it slightly below — deducted from your next top-up.

Do I need to change my code to call DeepSeek models?

No, if your code already uses an OpenAI SDK: point base_url at https://getfrontiereai.eu/api/v1, use a Frontière AI key and pass the model id, for example “deepseek-v4-flash-0731”. Streaming and tool calling are relayed as-is.

How are cached input tokens billed?

DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash have a discounted rate for prompt tokens the provider serves from its cache (€0.0135 per 100k tokens on DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731). The provider reports these tokens on each call and we bill them at that rate; on a model without a cache rate, every input token is billed at the input rate.

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