DeepSeek V2
DeepSeek V2 is worth evaluating for rag, long context, and classification when its provider route and context window match the workload.
Use it for
- Teams evaluating rag, long context, and classification
- Workloads that can use a 128k context window
- Buyers comparing 1 tracked provider route
Do not use it for
- Vision or document-understanding workloads
- Family
- DeepSeek V2
- Released
- 2024-05-06
- Context
- 128k
- Parameters
- 236B
- Architecture
- Mixture of Experts
- Specialization
- general
- Openness
- Open weights
- License
- DeepSeek LicenseCommercial use: permitted
- Weights
- Available
- Code
- Unknown
- Training
- Fine-tuned
Cheapest of 1 route · DeepSeek Platform
About
DeepSeek-V2 with Mixture of Experts. 236B total parameters with 21B active. 128K context window.
DeepSeek V2 is an open-weight model. The structured metadata tracks a 128k-token context window and structured outputs. This page tracks provider routes through DeepSeek Platform, with the cheapest tracked route listed at $0.14 input and $0.28 output per 1M tokens. No headline benchmark score is tracked for DeepSeek V2 yet.
Top use-case fit
RAG
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Long context
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Classification
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Provider price ladder
Compare API pricing across 1 providers for input and output tokens, batch, and cached reads when available.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek Platform | $0.140 | $0.280 | Serverless |
Available via routers & gateways(4)
LiteLLM
GatewayOpen-source Python SDK and proxy server that unifies 100+ LLM APIs behind a single OpenAI-compatible interface, with load balancing, cost tracking, and configurable failover.
OpenRouter
HybridUnified hybrid gateway to 400+ models from 60+ providers via a single OpenAI-compatible API, with optional auto-routing that selects the best model per prompt.
Requesty
HybridAI gateway to 400+ LLM providers with intelligent routing, caching, guardrails, and governance; flat 5% markup on model costs with no subscription fee.
Respan
HybridUnified LLM engineering platform (gateway + observability + evals + prompt management) routing across 250+ models; previously Keywords AI, rebranded February 2026.
Capabilities
Benchmark peer barsfor RAG
No task-mapped benchmark peers are available for this model yet.
Migration checks
No linked migration route is available for this model yet.
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of DeepSeek V2?
DeepSeek V2 has a context window of 128k tokens.
How much does DeepSeek V2 cost?
DeepSeek V2 is available at $0.14/1M input tokens through DeepSeek Platform.
When was DeepSeek V2 released?
DeepSeek V2 was released on 2024-05-06.
Which providers offer DeepSeek V2?
DeepSeek V2 is available from 1 provider: DeepSeek Platform.
Cheapest of 1 route · DeepSeek Platform