Question 1

How many models does DeepSeek offer?

Accepted Answer

DeepSeek offers 6 models tracked on Sector HQ. The cheapest model starts at $0.175 per million tokens (blended rate).

Question 2

What is DeepSeek's cheapest model?

Accepted Answer

DeepSeek's cheapest model is DeepSeek Coder at $0.175 per million tokens (blended). Input tokens cost $0.140/1M and output tokens cost $0.280/1M.

Question 3

Is DeepSeek a good LLM API provider?

Accepted Answer

DeepSeek offers 6 models with an average blended price of $0.425/1M tokens. They rank #18 on the Sector HQ rankings.

#	Model	Provider	Input	Output	Quality	Released↓
3	DeepSeek Reasoner	DeepSeek	$0.280	$0.420	—	Jan 20
4	DeepSeek R1	DeepSeek	$0.550	$2.19	Frontier	Jan 20
2	DeepSeek Chat	DeepSeek	$0.280	$0.420	—	Jan 5
1	DeepSeek Coder	DeepSeek	$0.140	$0.280	—	Nov 2

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