# DeepSeek vs GPT API pricing, compared model by model

On 25 September 2026 the cheapest DeepSeek model costs $0.0482 per million input tokens against $0.018 for the cheapest GPT model, and the typical DeepSeek model is the cheaper of the two.

Prices checked 25 September 2026 at 06.00 UTC . Source OpenRouter public model list . US dollars per million tokens

## At a glance

|  | DeepSeek (DeepSeek) | GPT (OpenAI) |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 15 | 63 |
| Cheapest model | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423, $0.0482 in, $0.0963 out | gpt-oss-20b, $0.018 in, $0.09 out |
| Most expensive model | R1, $0.70 in, $2.50 out | o1-pro, $150.00 in, $600.00 out |
| Median input price | $0.27 | $1.75 |
| Median output price | $0.89 | $10.00 |
| Largest context | 1.31072M, DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | 1.05M, GPT-6 Luna Pro |
| Newest model | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, 2026-09-10 | GPT-6 Luna Pro, 2026-09-22 |
| Models with a batch price | 1 | 37 |

## Every model, with your monthly cost

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| Model | Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Batch in / out | Context | Your month | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-6 Luna Pro | OpenAI | $0.10 | $0.50 | $0.01 | $0.05 / $0.25 | 1.05M | $13.50 | 2026-09-22 |
| GPT-6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.10 | $0.50 | $0.01 | $0.05 / $0.25 | 1.05M | $13.50 | 2026-09-22 |
| GPT-6 Sol Pro | OpenAI | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $1.00 / $5.00 | 1.05M | $270.00 | 2026-09-22 |
| GPT-6 Sol | OpenAI | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $1.00 / $5.00 | 1.05M | $270.00 | 2026-09-22 |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek | $0.075 | $0.30 | $0.0015 | $0.112 / $0.336 | 1.04858M | $9.00 | 2026-09-10 |
| GPT-6 Astra | OpenAI | $10.00 | $50.00 | $1.00 | $5.00 / $25.00 | 1.05M | $1,350.00 | 2026-09-04 |
| GPT-6 Astra Pro | OpenAI | $10.00 | $50.00 | $1.00 | $5.00 / $25.00 | 1.05M | $1,350.00 | 2026-09-04 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | DeepSeek | $0.22 | $0.66 | $0.007 |  | 1.04858M | $23.10 | 2026-08-21 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | DeepSeek | $0.3458 | $1.04 | $0.0115 |  | 1.04858M | $36.31 | 2026-08-12 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek | $0.03 | $0.32 | $0.016 |  | 1.31072M | $6.60 | 2026-07-31 |
| GPT-5.6 Luna Pro | OpenAI | $0.20 | $1.20 | $0.02 | $0.10 / $0.60 | 1.05M | $30.00 | 2026-07-09 |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | OpenAI | $0.20 | $1.20 | $0.02 | $0.10 / $0.60 | 1.05M | $30.00 | 2026-07-09 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra Pro | OpenAI | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $1.00 / $6.00 | 1.05M | $300.00 | 2026-07-09 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | OpenAI | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | $1.00 / $6.00 | 1.05M | $300.00 | 2026-07-09 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol Pro | OpenAI | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $1.00 / $5.00 | 1.05M | $270.00 | 2026-07-09 |
| GPT-5.6 Sol | OpenAI | $2.00 | $10.00 | $0.20 | $1.00 / $5.00 | 1.05M | $270.00 | 2026-07-09 |
| GPT Chat Latest | OpenAI | $5.00 | $30.00 | $0.50 |  | 400K | $750.00 | 2026-05-05 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | DeepSeek | $0.7129 | $1.43 | $0.0594 |  | 1.04858M | $64.16 | 2026-04-24 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | DeepSeek | $0.0482 | $0.0963 | $0.0096 |  | 1.04858M | $4.33 | 2026-04-24 |
| GPT-5.5 Pro | OpenAI | $30.00 | $180.00 |  | $15.00 / $90.00 | 1.05M | $4,500.00 | 2026-04-24 |
| GPT-5.5 | OpenAI | $5.00 | $30.00 | $0.50 | $2.50 / $15.00 | 1.05M | $750.00 | 2026-04-24 |
| GPT-5.4 Image 2 | OpenAI | $8.00 | $15.00 | $2.00 |  | 272K | $705.00 | 2026-04-21 |
| GPT-5.4 Nano | OpenAI | $0.20 | $1.25 | $0.02 | $0.10 / $0.625 | 400K | $30.75 | 2026-03-17 |
| GPT-5.4 Mini | OpenAI | $0.75 | $4.50 | $0.075 | $0.375 / $2.25 | 400K | $112.50 | 2026-03-17 |
| GPT-5.4 Pro | OpenAI | $30.00 | $180.00 |  | $15.00 / $90.00 | 1.05M | $4,500.00 | 2026-03-05 |
| GPT-5.4 | OpenAI | $2.50 | $15.00 | $0.25 | $1.25 / $7.50 | 1.05M | $375.00 | 2026-03-05 |
| GPT-5.3-Codex | OpenAI | $1.75 | $14.00 | $0.175 |  | 400K | $315.00 | 2026-02-24 |
| GPT Audio | OpenAI | $2.50 | $10.00 |  |  | 128K | $300.00 | 2026-01-19 |
| GPT Audio Mini | OpenAI | $0.60 | $2.40 |  |  | 128K | $72.00 | 2026-01-19 |
| GPT-5.2-Codex | OpenAI | $1.75 | $14.00 | $0.175 |  | 400K | $315.00 | 2026-01-14 |
| GPT-5.2 Chat | OpenAI | $1.75 | $14.00 | $0.175 |  | 128K | $315.00 | 2025-12-10 |
| GPT-5.2 Pro | OpenAI | $21.00 | $168.00 |  | $10.50 / $84.00 | 400K | $3,780.00 | 2025-12-10 |
| GPT-5.2 | OpenAI | $1.75 | $14.00 | $0.175 | $0.875 / $7.00 | 400K | $315.00 | 2025-12-10 |
| GPT-5.1-Codex-Max | OpenAI | $1.25 | $10.00 | $0.125 |  | 400K | $225.00 | 2025-12-04 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 retiring 2026-09-28 | DeepSeek | $0.269 | $0.40 | $0.1345 |  | 164K | $22.14 | 2025-12-01 |
| GPT-5.1 | OpenAI | $1.25 | $10.00 | $0.125 | $0.625 / $5.00 | 400K | $225.00 | 2025-11-13 |
| GPT-5.1-Codex | OpenAI | $1.25 | $10.00 | $0.13 |  | 400K | $225.00 | 2025-11-13 |
| GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini | OpenAI | $0.25 | $2.00 | $0.03 |  | 400K | $45.00 | 2025-11-13 |
| gpt-oss-safeguard-20b | OpenAI | $0.075 | $0.30 | $0.0375 |  | 131K | $9.00 | 2025-10-29 |
| GPT-5 Image Mini | OpenAI | $2.50 | $2.00 | $0.25 |  | 400K | $180.00 | 2025-10-16 |
| GPT-5 Image | OpenAI | $10.00 | $10.00 | $1.25 |  | 400K | $750.00 | 2025-10-14 |
| GPT-5 Pro | OpenAI | $15.00 | $120.00 |  | $7.50 / $60.00 | 400K | $2,700.00 | 2025-10-06 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 Exp retiring 2026-09-28 | DeepSeek | $0.27 | $0.41 |  |  | 164K | $22.35 | 2025-09-29 |
| DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus retiring 2026-09-28 | DeepSeek | $0.27 | $1.00 | $0.135 |  | 164K | $31.20 | 2025-09-22 |
| DeepSeek V3.1 | DeepSeek | $0.25 | $0.95 | $0.13 |  | 164K | $29.25 | 2025-08-21 |
| GPT-5 | OpenAI | $1.25 | $10.00 | $0.125 | $0.625 / $5.00 | 400K | $225.00 | 2025-08-07 |
| GPT-5 Mini | OpenAI | $0.25 | $2.00 | $0.025 | $0.125 / $1.00 | 400K | $45.00 | 2025-08-07 |
| GPT-5 Nano | OpenAI | $0.05 | $0.40 | $0.005 | $0.025 / $0.20 | 400K | $9.00 | 2025-08-07 |
| gpt-oss-120b | OpenAI | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.075 | $0.0296 / $0.136 | 131K | $18.00 | 2025-08-05 |
| gpt-oss-20b | OpenAI | $0.018 | $0.09 |  | $0.024 / $0.112 | 131K | $2.43 | 2025-08-05 |
| o3 Pro | OpenAI | $20.00 | $80.00 |  |  | 200K | $2,400.00 | 2025-06-10 |
| R1 0528 | DeepSeek | $0.50 | $2.15 | $0.35 |  | 164K | $62.25 | 2025-05-28 |
| o4 Mini High | OpenAI | $1.10 | $4.40 | $0.275 |  | 200K | $132.00 | 2025-04-16 |
| o3 | OpenAI | $2.00 | $8.00 | $0.50 | $1.00 / $4.00 | 200K | $240.00 | 2025-04-16 |
| o4 Mini | OpenAI | $1.10 | $4.40 | $0.275 | $0.55 / $2.20 | 200K | $132.00 | 2025-04-16 |
| GPT-4.1 | OpenAI | $2.00 | $8.00 | $0.50 | $1.00 / $4.00 | 1.04758M | $240.00 | 2025-04-14 |
| GPT-4.1 Mini | OpenAI | $0.40 | $1.60 | $0.10 | $0.20 / $0.80 | 1.04758M | $48.00 | 2025-04-14 |
| GPT-4.1 Nano | OpenAI | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.025 | $0.05 / $0.20 | 1.04758M | $12.00 | 2025-04-14 |
| DeepSeek V3 0324 | DeepSeek | $0.25 | $1.00 |  |  | 164K | $30.00 | 2025-03-24 |
| o1-pro | OpenAI | $150.00 | $600.00 |  |  | 200K | $18,000.00 | 2025-03-19 |
| o3 Mini High | OpenAI | $1.10 | $4.40 | $0.55 |  | 200K | $132.00 | 2025-02-12 |
| o3 Mini | OpenAI | $1.10 | $4.40 | $0.55 | $0.55 / $2.20 | 200K | $132.00 | 2025-01-31 |
| R1 Distill Llama 70B retiring 2026-09-28 | DeepSeek | $0.80 | $0.80 |  |  | 8K | $60.00 | 2025-01-23 |
| R1 | DeepSeek | $0.70 | $2.50 |  |  | 64K | $79.50 | 2025-01-20 |
| DeepSeek V3 | DeepSeek | $0.32 | $0.89 |  |  | 164K | $32.55 | 2024-12-26 |
| o1 | OpenAI | $15.00 | $60.00 | $7.50 |  | 200K | $1,800.00 | 2024-12-17 |
| GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | OpenAI | $2.50 | $10.00 | $1.25 |  | 128K | $300.00 | 2024-11-20 |
| GPT-4o (2024-08-06) | OpenAI | $2.50 | $10.00 | $1.25 |  | 128K | $300.00 | 2024-08-06 |
| GPT-4o-mini | OpenAI | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.075 | $0.075 / $0.30 | 128K | $18.00 | 2024-07-18 |
| GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) | OpenAI | $0.15 | $0.60 | $0.075 |  | 128K | $18.00 | 2024-07-18 |
| GPT-4o | OpenAI | $2.50 | $10.00 | $1.25 | $1.25 / $5.00 | 128K | $300.00 | 2024-05-13 |
| GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | OpenAI | $5.00 | $15.00 |  |  | 128K | $525.00 | 2024-05-13 |
| GPT-4 Turbo | OpenAI | $10.00 | $30.00 |  | $5.00 / $15.00 | 128K | $1,050.00 | 2024-04-09 |
| GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) | OpenAI | $1.00 | $2.00 |  |  | 4K | $90.00 | 2024-01-25 |
| GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct | OpenAI | $1.50 | $2.00 |  |  | 4K | $120.00 | 2023-09-28 |
| GPT-3.5 Turbo 16k | OpenAI | $3.00 | $4.00 |  |  | 16K | $240.00 | 2023-08-28 |
| GPT-3.5 Turbo | OpenAI | $0.50 | $1.50 |  | $0.25 / $0.75 | 16K | $52.50 | 2023-05-28 |
| GPT-4 | OpenAI | $30.00 | $60.00 |  |  | 8K | $2,700.00 | 2023-05-28 |

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## Common questions

### Is DeepSeek cheaper than GPT?

On 25 September 2026, the median DeepSeek model on this list costs $0.27 per million input tokens and $0.89 per million output tokens, against $1.75 and $10.00 for GPT. By that measure DeepSeek is cheaper, but compare the specific models you would use, since both providers sell models at very different price points.

### What is the cheapest DeepSeek model compared with the cheapest GPT model?

The cheapest DeepSeek model is DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 at $0.0482 in and $0.0963 out per million tokens. The cheapest GPT model is gpt-oss-20b at $0.018 in and $0.09 out.

### Which has the larger context window, DeepSeek or GPT?

The largest DeepSeek context on this list is 1.31072M tokens (DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731) and the largest GPT context is 1.05M tokens (GPT-6 Luna Pro).

### How should I choose between DeepSeek and GPT for a production agent?

Price per token is one input. Run both on a set of your own real cases, count how often each needs a retry or a human check, and compare the total cost of a correct answer rather than the cost of a token.

## Choosing a model for a production agent

Price is one input. Quality on your own cases, latency and the cost of retries decide the rest. [Tell me what you are building.](https://shurco.ai/#contact)

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