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DeepSeek V4 Pro pricing: API price, cost per message and plans
What DeepSeek V4 Pro costs, three ways: DeepSeek's API price per token, what DeepSeek V4 Pro's replies actually cost in our test runs, and how many DeepSeek V4 Pro messages each llmwise plan includes. Every limit on DeepSeek V4 Pro is on its model page.
API prices checked against OpenRouter's DeepSeek V4 Pro page. Updated .
Short answer
DeepSeek V4 Pro's API price is $0.44 per million input tokens and $2.90 per million output tokens (the price of the OpenRouter endpoints llmwise uses, not DeepSeek's own API, September 2026). In our 50 test runs a DeepSeek V4 Pro reply cost $0.0021 on average (median $0.00058), from $0.00027 a reply on agents and tool use to $0.0132 on coding. In llmwise you pay per message instead: up to 250 DeepSeek V4 Pro messages a month on Pro ($20), 800 on Max ($50), 1,800 on Ultra ($100) and 4,000 on Studio ($200).
DeepSeek V4 Pro API pricing
DeepSeek V4 Pro through its API is billed per token: $0.44 in, $2.90 out per million tokens, as of September 2026.
| Input tokens | $0.44 per million |
|---|---|
| Output tokens | $2.90 per million |
| A typical DeepSeek V4 Pro message (4,000 in, 700 out) | $0.0038 |
| 1,000 typical DeepSeek V4 Pro messages | $3.79 |
| Typical DeepSeek V4 Pro messages for $1 | 263 |
| Whose price | the price of the OpenRouter endpoints llmwise uses, not DeepSeek's own API |
What a DeepSeek V4 Pro reply cost in our test runs
We sent the same 50 test prompts to every model in llmwise on September 27, 2026, through OpenRouter with llmwise's own prompt and settings. Here's what each DeepSeek V4 Pro reply cost, job by job.
| Job | DeepSeek V4 Pro, per reply | Per 1,000 replies | Tokens in / out | Passed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | $0.0132 | $13.24 | 498 / 3,725 | 4 of 5 |
| Writing | $0.00045 | $0.45 | 410 / 179 | 3 of 5 |
| Math | $0.00066 | $0.66 | 407 / 224 | 5 of 5 |
| Summarization | $0.00090 | $0.90 | 510 / 341 | 4 of 5 |
| Data analysis | $0.0016 | $1.63 | 595 / 828 | 5 of 5 |
| Customer support | $0.0012 | $1.23 | 533 / 421 | 4 of 5 |
| Translation | $0.00090 | $0.90 | 447 / 440 | 5 of 5 |
| SQL | $0.00098 | $0.98 | 513 / 549 | 5 of 5 |
| RAG and answering from documents | $0.00034 | $0.34 | 664 / 97 | 5 of 5 |
| Agents and tool use | $0.00027 | $0.27 | 494 / 129 | 5 of 5 |
Across all 50 DeepSeek V4 Pro replies: $0.0021 on average, $0.00058 at the median, $0.00011 for the cheapest and $0.0323 for the dearest. The DeepSeek V4 Pro replies averaged 507 tokens in and 693 out, against the typical message's 4,000 in and 700 out: each test prompt starts a new chat, while a reply deep in a long chat rereads all of it.
DeepSeek V4 Pro on each llmwise plan
In llmwise a DeepSeek V4 Pro message is one of a published count, however long the reply runs, and you see what's left before you send.
Free: DeepSeek V4 Pro is in the one-time trial of 5 messages, no card needed.
Pro, $20 a month: up to 250 DeepSeek V4 Pro messages a month, which is $0.08 a DeepSeek V4 Pro message if every message goes to DeepSeek V4 Pro.
Max, $50 a month: up to 800 DeepSeek V4 Pro messages a month, which is $0.06 a DeepSeek V4 Pro message if every message goes to DeepSeek V4 Pro.
Ultra, $100 a month: up to 1,800 DeepSeek V4 Pro messages a month, which is $0.06 a DeepSeek V4 Pro message if every message goes to DeepSeek V4 Pro.
Studio, $200 a month: up to 4,000 DeepSeek V4 Pro messages a month, which is $0.05 a DeepSeek V4 Pro message if every message goes to DeepSeek V4 Pro.
A $10 top-up adds up to 200 DeepSeek V4 Pro messages, valid 12 months.
Every limit is published. Paid plans also have a monthly fair-use limit on AI cost: Pro $7.50, Max $20, Ultra $42, Studio $85. Using every message on your plan at typical sizes stays under it; very large messages and heavy research use it faster. Every limit, explained.
DeepSeek V4 Pro against the other DeepSeek models
Every DeepSeek model in llmwise beside DeepSeek V4 Pro, dearest first.
| Model | API, per 1M in / out | Input price against DeepSeek V4 Pro | Average reply in our runs | On Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeekThis page | $0.44 / $2.90 | – | $0.0021 | Up to 250 a month |
| DeepSeek V4.1 FlashDeepSeek | $0.17 / $0.60 | 39% of DeepSeek V4 Pro's | $0.00034 | Up to 60 a day |
DeepSeek V4 Pro's own page: DeepSeek V4 Pro: price, limits and messages on every plan. DeepSeek V4 Pro passed 45 of the 50 test prompts these costs come from.
Questions
How much does a DeepSeek V4 Pro message cost?
In our test runs, $0.0021 a reply on average through OpenRouter (median $0.00058), across 50 DeepSeek V4 Pro replies to our test prompts. At the API price a typical DeepSeek V4 Pro message of 4,000 tokens in and 700 out costs $0.0038; a long chat costs more, because every reply rereads it.
What is DeepSeek V4 Pro's API price?
$0.44 per million input tokens and $2.90 per million output tokens, as of September 2026 (the price of the OpenRouter endpoints llmwise uses, not DeepSeek's own API).
How many DeepSeek V4 Pro messages does llmwise Pro include?
Up to 250 DeepSeek V4 Pro messages a month on Pro ($20 a month), if the whole allowance goes to DeepSeek V4 Pro; the count on each plan is above.
Can I use DeepSeek V4 Pro for free?
Yes, to try: DeepSeek V4 Pro is in llmwise's one-time free trial of 5 messages.
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