DeepSeek V4
DeepSeek · released 24 Apr 2026 · open weights
- Open weights — self-hostable
Open-weights MoE (~32–37B active) frontier value; sparse attention.
Context window
1M
1,000,000 tokens
Input price
$1.74
per 1M tokens
Output price
$3.48
per 1M tokens
Blended
$2.17
3:1 in:out mix
Weights
Open
self-hostable
Released
24 Apr 2026
DeepSeek
Long-context / tier pricing — Frequent promo ~75% off; cache-hit input ~1/10 of list. Listed prices are the base rate for prompts up to ~200K tokens.
Open-weights API prices are representative third-party-hosted rates; self-hosting costs only your own hardware.
Where it ranks
Of the 16 models tracked, DeepSeek V4 is #8 cheapest to run (blended $/1M at a 3:1 input:output mix), #9 by input price, and #2 (tied) by context window.
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Put it to work
Specs from BitByteCore's hand-verified Frontier Ledger (v2026-07-04, verified 21 Jun 2026). Model pricing moves fast — confirm with DeepSeek before you rely on a figure.