Deprecated on Jul 24, 2026. 1 provider still lists it at the prices below.

DeepSeek ReasonerDeprecatedPointer

DeepSeekReleased Dec 1, 2025KnowledgeSep 2025

DeepSeek Reasoner is a rolling pointer, not a fixed model. The provider moves this name to new models over time, so the price on this page is what it costs today.

Context
131K
Max output
66K
Serving providers
1
Cheapest input
$0.28 /1M
On-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments (committed-use discounts, provisioned throughput, negotiated rates) can be materially lower.

Pricing by serving provider

standard tier · per 1M tokens · click a provider to expand
Serving providerInput /1MOutput /1MEndpoints
DeepSeekCheapest$0.28$0.421
Standarddeepseek-reasoner
ComponentUnitStandard
Text cached in/1M tok$0.028
Text input/1M tok$0.28
Text output/1M tok$0.42

Price history

listed seller prices, input and output per 1M tokens
Input Output
Input down 49% since first tracked
$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00Jan 23Jan 13Jun 22$0.42$0.28

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Model IDs

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Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek Reasoner pricing, context and availability

Is DeepSeek Reasoner still available?

DeepSeek Reasoner was deprecated on 2026-07-24, but 1 serving provider still list it.

How much does DeepSeek Reasoner cost?

DeepSeek Reasoner costs $0.28 per 1M input tokens from DeepSeek, and $0.42 per 1M output tokens from DeepSeek.

What is the context window of DeepSeek Reasoner?

DeepSeek Reasoner accepts up to 131K tokens of context and can return up to 66K output tokens.

What can DeepSeek Reasoner do?

DeepSeek Reasoner supports reasoning, prompt caching and structured output.

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Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026

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