DeepSeek Chat
openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-chat · family deepseek · in: text → out: text · price provider-declared (via models.dev). Capabilities: tools text.
$0.46
Blended $/1M (3:1)
$0.32
Input $/1M
$0.89
Output $/1M
$1.21
1M in + 1M out
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Cheapest rank
- Provider
- OpenRouter (
openrouter) - Kind
- text (outputs text)
- Context
- 163,840 tokens
- Max output
- 16,384 tokens
- Capabilities
- tools text
Same model, other providers
“DeepSeek Chat” is offered by 4 providers — cheapest-effective first. Eden AI is the cheapest at $0.26 blended.
| Provider | Input | Output | Blended | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden AI | $0.15 | $0.6 | $0.26 | 131k |
| OrcaRouter | $0.22 | $0.66 | $0.33 | 1M |
| OpenRouter (this) | $0.32 | $0.89 | $0.46 | 164k |
| Kilo Gateway | $0.32 | $0.89 | $0.46 | 164k |
Call it
jishie indexes & prices models; it does not proxy inference.
Most providers are OpenAI-compatible — point base_url at OpenRouter and pass this model id:
curl $BASE_URL/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"deepseek/deepseek-chat","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}]}'
Route programmatically with MCP find_model / get_model, or fetch this record free (no wallet):