Updated 9 Nov · updated in the last 30 hours

DeepSeek V3: price cut input $0.257 → $0.320 per 1M tokens (+24 %), output $1.03 → $0.890 per 1M tokens (-13 %)

On the listed price of DeepSeek V3 changed: input $0.257 → $0.320 per 1M tokens (+24 %); output $1.03 → $0.890 per 1M tokens (-13 %). A later check on confirmed it. Prices as listed in the United States.

What changed

DeepSeek V3 is cheaper 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.

Price change: Published input and output rates before and now; both money axes start at zero. Published rates · DeepSeek V3 The input increase outweighs the output saving for the standard document task. Published rates · USD per million tokens. Open circle: before. Filled circle: now.
Price change.Published rates · DeepSeek V3 The input increase outweighs the output saving for the standard document task. Published rates · USD per million tokens. Open circle: before. Filled circle: now. Open image · Explore the chart · Measured Lab · CC BY 4.0
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TaskPer task, beforePer task, nowPer month, beforePer month, now
L1 · Micro-task (classification or strict JSON extraction)$0.0006$0.0007$8.64$9.61
L2 · Deep analysis over a 50,000-token document$0.044$0.054$642.59$781.83
L3 · Agentic coding loop, 15 steps$0.348$0.429$5,078.87$6,262.96

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Published rates · DeepSeek V3

Output got cheaper. The document bill rose.

The input increase outweighs the output saving for the standard document task.

Input / 1M tokens$0.2574 → $0.32$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50Output / 1M tokens$1.0287 → $0.89$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50Input / 1M tokens$0.2574 → $0.32$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50Output / 1M tokens$1.0287 → $0.89$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50

Published rates · USD per million tokens. Open circle: before. Filled circle: now.

Before$642.59Now$781.83$0$200$400$600$800Before$642.59Now$781.83$0$200$400$600$800
Fresh inputVisible output

159,000 input + 3,000 visible output tokens per task. No cache discount; hidden reasoning excluded.

$139.24 more per month at 14,600 tasks.

Before$8.64Now$9.61$0$5$10Before$8.64Now$9.61$0$5$10
Fresh inputVisible output

1,500 input + 200 visible output tokens per task. No cache discount; hidden reasoning excluded.

$0.966 more per month at 14,600 tasks.

Before$5,078.87Now$6,262.96$0$2,000$4,000$6,000$8,000Before$5,078.87Now$6,262.96$0$2,000$4,000$6,000$8,000
Fresh inputVisible output

1,315,500 input + 9,000 visible output tokens per task. No cache discount; hidden reasoning excluded.

$1,184.09 more per month at 14,600 tasks.

Assumption: 20 tasks/hour × 730 hours. No cache discount; hidden reasoning excluded.

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Confirmed price change

First seen and confirmed are different dates.

  1. Before
  2. First seen
  3. Confirmed
Published rate / 1MBeforeNow
Input$0.2574$0.32
Output$1.0287$0.89

A second measurement on a later date confirmed each new rate. The dates describe our readings, not a provider announcement date.

Sources: this page; published model prices (data (JSON)); task assumptions (data (JSON)). Published prices · Observed responses · Calculated scenarios · Assumptions stated with each chart.