How much does DeepSeek V3 cost?

DeepSeek V3 is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.84 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.

What can DeepSeek V3 do?

DeepSeek V3 supports Reasoning.

Is DeepSeek V3 free to use?

DeepSeek V3 is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.

How do I use DeepSeek V3 via the API?

DeepSeek V3 is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID deepseek-v3-0324 with your Api.Airforce API key.

Who makes DeepSeek V3?

DeepSeek V3 is DeepSeek's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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DeepSeek V3

API model name: deepseek-v3-0324

DeepSeek V3 is DeepSeek's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. Capabilities include Reasoning. It is priced at $0.25 per million input tokens and $0.84 per million output tokens. That is below the provider's $0.36 official input rate. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.

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Pricing

Input / 1M tokens

$0.25

Output / 1M tokens

$0.84

Cache read / 1M tokens

$0.02

Official input rate

$0.36

Official output rate

$0.89

Api.Airforce price vs. the provider's official rate.-6%

Specifications

Provider: DeepSeek
Type: chat model

Capabilities

Reasoning

Benchmarks

Independent evaluations and measured speed from Artificial Analysis.

Intelligence Index

15.2/100

Coding Index

21.2/100

Math Index

41.0/100

MMLU-Pro82%

GPQA Diamond66%

Humanity's Last Exam5%

LiveCodeBench41%

AIME 202541%

MATH-50094%

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Source: Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai)

What is DeepSeek V3 used for?

Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.
Complex reasoning — math, coding and step-by-step problem solving.

DeepSeek V3 vs. similar models

Model	Intelligence	Context	Input / 1M	Output / 1M
DeepSeek V3	15.2	—	$0.25	$0.84
DeepSeek	—	—	$0.44	$1.72
DeepSeek Chat	—	—	$2.31	$3.47
DeepSeek OCR	—	—	$0.07	$0.29

Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.

DeepSeek V3 — frequently asked questions

How much does DeepSeek V3 cost?: DeepSeek V3 is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.84 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
What can DeepSeek V3 do?: DeepSeek V3 supports Reasoning.
Is DeepSeek V3 free to use?: DeepSeek V3 is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
How do I use DeepSeek V3 via the API?: DeepSeek V3 is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID deepseek-v3-0324 with your Api.Airforce API key.
Who makes DeepSeek V3?: DeepSeek V3 is DeepSeek's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Use DeepSeek V3 via the API

OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass deepseek-v3-0324 as the model.

cURL

curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek-v3-0324",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'

Python

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepseek-v3-0324",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)

JavaScript

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.airforce/v1", apiKey: process.env.AIRFORCE_API_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "deepseek-v3-0324",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);