DeepSeek is the Chinese lab behind the DeepSeek V4 family, led by DeepSeek V4 Pro and DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, both with 1M-token context windows and strengths in reasoning and coding. DeepSeek publishes the weights on Hugging Face and charges half price on its API outside peak hours.
| Pricing from | Free (open weights); API from $0.15 per million input tokens |
| Best for | High-volume work on a tight budget |
| Website | www.deepseek.com |
DeepSeek (DeepSeek) pricing
Has a free plan. Pricing as Lister records it: Free (open weights); API from $0.15 per million input tokens
Prices change: check DeepSeek (DeepSeek)'s own pricing page before you buy.
Strengths and trade-offs
- MIT-licensed open weights
- Half-price API off peak
- Peak-hour API prices double
- Large models need multi-GPU servers
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Alternatives to DeepSeek (DeepSeek)
 Claude (Anthropic)Top-scoring models for coding and agents | #1 in Top 10 LLMs | 96.8 |
 Gemini (Google)Google's multimodal models with a free tier | #2 in Top 10 LLMs | 95.7 |
 GPT (OpenAI)OpenAI's models behind ChatGPT | #3 in Top 10 LLMs | 94.9 |
 Muse (Meta)Meta's frontier models, with open weights | #4 in Top 10 LLMs | 93.1 |
 Kimi (Moonshot AI)Open-weight models at frontier scale | #5 in Top 10 LLMs | 92.4 |
 Grok (xAI)xAI's models for coding and agents | #6 in Top 10 LLMs | 90.2 |
Questions about DeepSeek (DeepSeek)
How much does DeepSeek (DeepSeek) cost?
DeepSeek (DeepSeek)'s pricing, as Lister records it: Free (open weights); API from $0.15 per million input tokens.
Is DeepSeek (DeepSeek) free?
Yes. Its pricing reads: Free (open weights); API from $0.15 per million input tokens.
Who is DeepSeek (DeepSeek) best for?
DeepSeek (DeepSeek) is best for high-volume work on a tight budget.
Where does DeepSeek (DeepSeek) rank?
DeepSeek (DeepSeek) is ranked #7 in Top 10 LLMs (Lister Score 89.1).
What are the best alternatives to DeepSeek (DeepSeek)?
The closest alternatives on Lister are Claude (Anthropic) (#1 in Top 10 LLMs), Gemini (Google) (#2 in Top 10 LLMs) and GPT (OpenAI) (#3 in Top 10 LLMs).
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#7 in Top 10 LLMs
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