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DeepSeek V4 Pro
Peak rates are shown by default. Off-peak input, cache-hit, and output charges are 50% lower.
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What published route metadata supports
CachingHugging FaceReasoningStructured outputTool use
Input modalities
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Supported API parameters
frequency_penaltyinclude_reasoninglogit_biaslogprobsmax_completion_tokensmax_tokensmin_ppresence_penaltyreasoningreasoning_effortrepetition_penaltyresponse_formatseedstopstructured_outputstemperaturetool_choicetoolstop_ktop_logprobstop_p
Only source-backed fields are filled
Release dateApr 24, 2026
Knowledge cutoffNot independently verified
Open weightsYes
OpenRouter catalog date2026-04-24
First-party metadata verified Aug 26, 2026. Unfilled fields remain unknown. LLMPrice does not infer release dates, knowledge cutoffs, open-weight status, or licenses from a model name, repository link, or pricing route.
Route savings
Split by token typeCheapest standard route
No single route is cheapest for bothThe lowest input and output rates come from different standard routes. Compare both before choosing a provider.
Input$1.32 / 1MDirect API17.5% below the next-cheapest rate
Output$3.2 / 1MOpenRouter19.2% below the next-cheapest rate
Based on current published standard rates. Batch, long-context, and other special billing variants are excluded from this summary.
Could this workload cost less?Compare DeepSeek V4 Pro with cheaper models using the same workload.
Find cheaper alternatives →| Endpoint / route | Model ID | Input | Cached | Output | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct APIStandard | deepseek-v4-pro | $1.32 | $0.044 | $3.96 | 1M | Official provider ↗ |
| OpenRouterStandard | deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro | $1.6 | $0.135 | $3.2 | 1.05M | OpenRouter API ↗ |
Hugging Face references
Presence of a Hugging Face ID is not treated as proof that model weights are open.
14 verified price changes since Aug 26, 2026
1 route availability change recorded. No earlier prices are inferred.
Input / 1M$1.6Aug 26, 2026 → Sep 13, 2026
Output / 1M$3.2Aug 26, 2026 → Sep 13, 2026
- Sep 13, 2026OpenRouter · Standard
Input $0.8093 → $1.6 · Cached input $0.0674 → $0.135 · Output $1.62 → $3.2
- Sep 12, 2026OpenRouter · Standard
Input $0.8397 → $0.8093 · Cached input $0.07 → $0.0674 · Output $1.68 → $1.62
- Sep 11, 2026OpenRouter · Standard
Input $0.9553 → $0.8397 · Cached input $0.0796 → $0.07 · Output $1.91 → $1.68
- Sep 8, 2026OpenRouter · Standard
Input $1.04 → $0.9553 · Cached input $0.0869 → $0.0796 · Output $2.08 → $1.91
- Sep 7, 2026OpenRouter · Standard
Input $0.7282 → $1.04 · Cached input $0.0607 → $0.0869 · Output $1.46 → $2.08
- Sep 6, 2026OpenRouter · Standard
Input $0.9309 → $0.7282 · Cached input $0.0776 → $0.0607 · Output $1.86 → $1.46