DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning)

AI model by DeepSeek. Real-time pricing and benchmark data.

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Input$0.28
Output$0.42
Blended (3:1)$0.32

Source: Artificial Analysis

Performance

Output Speed
Time to First Token

Median values from Artificial Analysis

Editorial Analysis

Profile. DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning) is a budget-tier option from DeepSeek at $0.42/M output tokens. Despite the low price, it scores competitively on Coding Index (44.2) and Intelligence Index (32.8) — making it a candidate for high-volume production workloads where unit cost dominates.

Cost model. For a workload of 1M input tokens + 100K output tokens, DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning) costs $0.32 per million input-equivalent requests. Multiply by your monthly request volume to project the bill, and compare against the speed/correctness profile above to decide if the trade-off is worth it for your workload.

Editorial summary generated from public pricing and benchmark data (Artificial Analysis API). All numbers are sourced — see the Artificial Analysis methodology for benchmark definitions. Last refreshed 2026-09-06.

Compare with similar models

ModelInputOutputSpeed
DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning)Current
$0.28$0.42
GPT-5 nano (minimal)
$0.05$0.40144 tok/s
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite (Non-reasoning)
$0.10$0.40276 tok/s
Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Non-reasoning)
$0.13$0.4082 tok/s
Llama Nemotron Super 49B v1.5 (Non-reasoning)
$0.40$0.4042 tok/s
GLM-4.7-Flash (Reasoning)
$0.07$0.4083 tok/s

Example Costs

Single Request
$0.0005
1.0K in / 500 out
1K Requests/day
$0.4900
1.0M in / 500.0K out
10K Requests/day
$4.90
10.0M in / 5.0M out