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DeepSeek V3 0324 Pricing

Balanced

DeepSeek · 164K tokens context

DeepSeek V3 0324 from DeepSeek costs $0.270 per 1 million input tokens and $1.12 per 1 million output tokens as of July 2026 (live OpenRouter data). The model supports a 163,840-token context window (approximately 122,880 words) with a 8K-token maximum output. A typical 1,000-token request costs $0.0003 in input charges; a 10,000-token request costs $0.0027.

DeepSeek V3 0324 pricing and capability summary
Input price$0.270 / 1M tokens
Output price$1.12 / 1M tokens
Output / input ratio4.1×
Context window163,840 tokens (~122,880 words)
Maximum output8,000 tokens
Cost per 1K tokens (input)$0.0003
TierBalanced
Last verified

DeepSeek V3 0324 is an updated drop-in replacement for DeepSeek V3 — same pricing, noticeably improved coding and instruction-following. The recommended V3 variant for new projects.

Live pricing from OpenRouter

Input Price

$0.270

per 1 million tokens

Output Price

$1.12

per 1 million tokens

Context Window

164K tokens

max 8K output

Cost Examples

Request TypeTokensInput CostOutput Cost
1,000 word article1,333$0.00036$0.000448
10-page document (2,500 words)3,333$0.0009$0.00112
1,000 lines of code5,000$0.00135$0.00168
100K token document100,000$0.027$0.0336

Output cost estimated at 30% of input token count. Use the calculator for exact figures.

Strengths

  • Better coding and reasoning than original V3
  • Same affordable pricing
  • Open weights

Limitations

  • Still a smaller context than US-led models
  • Less mature host support than V3

Best Use Cases

Coding tools on a budget
Self-hosted improved general chat
Migration from DeepSeek V3

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