OpenAI vs. DeepSeek: 2026 AI Token Pricing, GPT-4o vs. DeepSeek R1 & V3 Benchmark
DeepSeek delivers dramatic 80% to 94% cost reductions compared to OpenAI, offering frontier reasoning with DeepSeek R1 at $0.55 / $2.19 per 1M tokens compared to OpenAI o1 ($15.00 / $60.00 per 1M).
DeepSeek R1 up to 90% Cheaper than o1
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DeepSeek V3 94% Cheaper than GPT-4o
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DeepSeek Generous Free Pools
Both providers bill exclusively per token without API data transfer charges.
Direct Head-to-Head Configuration Shootout
Monthly prices based on 730 hours/month on-demand consumption.
| Workload Profile | OpenAI SKU & Rate | DeepSeek SKU & Rate | Cost Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|
Frontier Reasoning (1M in / 1M out) Chain-of-thought Reasoning & Math | OpenAI o1 ($15.00 in / $60.00 out) $75.00/mo | DeepSeek R1 ($0.55 in / $2.19 out) $2.74/mo | DeepSeek saves 96% |
Flagship General LLM (1M in / 1M out) General Purpose & Agent Tasks | OpenAI GPT-4o ($2.50 in / $10.00 out) $12.50/mo | DeepSeek V3 ($0.14 in / $0.28 out) $0.42/mo | DeepSeek saves 97% |
Budget Reasoning Tier Compact Reasoning Model | OpenAI o3-mini ($1.10 in / $4.40 out) $5.50/mo | DeepSeek R1 ($0.55 in / $2.19 out) $2.74/mo | DeepSeek saves 50% |
Cached Input Tokens (1M Tokens) Context Caching Read Rate | OpenAI GPT-4o Cached ($1.25/1M) $1.25/mo | DeepSeek Cache Hit ($0.014/1M) $0.01/mo | DeepSeek saves 99% |
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