DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423: price rise input $0.955 → $1.60 per 1M tokens (+67 %), output $1.91 → $3.20 per 1M tokens (+67 %)
On the listed price of DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 changed: input $0.955 → $1.60 per 1M tokens (+67 %); output $1.91 → $3.20 per 1M tokens (+67 %). A later check on confirmed it. Prices as listed in the United States.
What changed
DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 is more expensive on OpenRouter. Source: price page as read.
What it does to a task
Standard tasks, visible output only, no cache discount; month = 20 tasks an hour around the clock.
| Task | Per task, before | Per task, now | Per month, before | Per month, now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 · Micro-task (classification or strict JSON extraction) | $0.0018 | $0.0030 | $26.50 | $44.38 |
| L2 · Deep analysis over a 50,000-token document | $0.158 | $0.264 | $2,301.22 | $3,854.40 |
| L3 · Agentic coding loop, 15 steps | $1.27 | $2.13 | $18,598.05 | $31,150.56 |
Same task on other models
The L2 task on other models we follow closely, at today's prices:
- Anthropic: Claude Haiku 5.5 — $0.017 per L2 task
- DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 — $0.051 per L2 task
- Mistral: Mistral Large 4 — $0.118 per L2 task
- Qwen: Qwen3.8 Max (0902) — $0.336 per L2 task
- xAI: Grok 4.5 — $0.336 per L2 task
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