DeepSeek Pricing
Starting price
$0.07/month
Pricing model
Paid
Free tier
Yes
Free trial
Yes
Plans
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | month | Basic API access; Rate limited |
| Pay-as-you-go | $0.07 | month | $0.07/M input (cache hit); $0.56/M input (cache miss); $1.68/M output tokens |
| On-premise | $18000 | month | Full infrastructure control; No API limits; Data stays on-premise |
Figures are the vendor's published prices. Unknown values show as “—”. Price-history tracking is not yet available for this tool. Price verified 2026-10-05. Last updated 2026-10-07.
True cost
True cost calculator
| Plan | Listed | Seat basis | Monthly · 5 seats | Annual · 5 seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/month | flat | $0 | $0 |
| Pay-as-you-go | $0.07/month | flat | $0 | $1 |
| On-premise | $18,000/month | flat | $18,000 | $216,000 |
Estimate from published prices. Per-seat plans scale with seats; flat plans don't; plans with included seats charge the base until you exceed them, then add the per-seat overage where published. Monthly/annual come from each plan's billing period. Taxes and add-ons excluded.
DeepSeek's starting price ($0.07) is 100% below the AI Agents & Assistants average of $113.
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