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DeepSeek V4 Pro

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Open-weight near-frontier quality at roughly a tenth of flagship pricing.

DeepSeek
Maker
88/100
Overall
83
Value score
$0.57
Blended /1M
1.0M
Context
Open
Weights
Pricing: $0.43 in · $0.87 out / 1M tokens · synced from OpenRouter · updated 2026-06-22

Scorecard

Output Quality8.9/10 · 77% community
Agentic Ability9.0/10 · 77% community
Speed7.4/10 · 70% community
Value for $9.4/10 · 79% community
Reliability8.8/10 · 76% community

DeepSeek V4 Pro is the open-weight value champion: quality that lands close to the proprietary flagships for a fraction of the price, with a 1M-token context. Open weights also mean you can self-host for privacy. It's the model that anchors many cost-conscious agent setups.

Strengths
  • Near-frontier quality at a fraction of the cost
  • Open weights (self-hostable)
  • 1M context
Trade-offs
  • Tool-use polish behind the top closed models
  • Hosted throughput varies by provider

Agents that run DeepSeek V4 Pro well

Cost-conscious agents that still want top-tier output.

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DeepSeek V4 Pro FAQ

Is DeepSeek V4 Pro good for AI agents?
Cost-conscious agents that still want top-tier output. On our editorial scoring it rates 9.0/10 for agentic ability and 8.9/10 for output quality. Near-frontier quality at a fraction of the cost.
How much does DeepSeek V4 Pro cost?
Via OpenRouter, DeepSeek V4 Pro is priced at $0.43 in · $0.87 out / 1M tokens — a blended rate of about $0.57 per 1M tokens for typical input-heavy agent use.
What is DeepSeek V4 Pro's context window?
DeepSeek V4 Pro has a 1.0M-token context window — large enough to hold sizeable codebases or document sets in a single run. DeepSeek is the maker.
Is DeepSeek V4 Pro open source?
Yes — DeepSeek V4 Pro ships with open weights, so you can self-host it for privacy or run it through a hosted provider like OpenRouter. That openness is a big reason it's popular in open agent stacks.
What are the downsides of DeepSeek V4 Pro?
The main trade-offs: tool-use polish behind the top closed models; hosted throughput varies by provider. It's strongest for cost-conscious agents that still want top-tier output.

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