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DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus on Vercel AI Gateway

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Why use DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus on Vercel AI Gateway?

Vercel AI Gateway offers DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.27/1M input tokens. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.

Compare DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus across 4 providers to find the best fit for your use case
Input / 1M
$0.27
Output / 1M
$1.00
Cache
read $0.135
Batch
Not sourced

Setup recipe

Python + curl
Install
pip install openai
Auth
export AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...
Call
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
Model ID
deepseek/deepseek-v3.1-terminus

Request example

import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
    base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepseek/deepseek-v3.1-terminus",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Gotchas

  • Use provider model ID "deepseek/deepseek-v3.1-terminus", not the LLMReference slug "deepseek-v3.1-terminus".
  • creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
  • The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.

Compare DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus Across Providers

ProviderInput (per 1M)Output (per 1M)
NVIDIA NIM
OpenRouter$0.21$0.79
Vercel AI Gateway$0.27$1.00
Novita AI$0.27$1.00

Pricing

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$0.27
Output tokens$1.00

Capabilities

Structured Outputs

About DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus available via OpenRouter. Pricing: $0.21/1M input, $0.79/1M output.

FAQ

What does DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus cost on Vercel AI Gateway?

On Vercel AI Gateway, DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus costs $0.27 per 1M input tokens and $1 per 1M output tokens.

What is the context window for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus on Vercel AI Gateway?

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus supports a 131,072 token context window on Vercel AI Gateway.

How does Vercel AI Gateway compare to other DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus providers?

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus is available from 4 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $0.21/1M tokens from OpenRouter.

What API model ID do I use for DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus on Vercel AI Gateway?

Use the model ID deepseek/deepseek-v3.1-terminus when calling Vercel AI Gateway's API.

Who created DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus?

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus was created by DeepSeek as part of the DeepSeek model family.

Is DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus open source?

DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus is open source according to the seed data.

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Model Specs

Released2025-09-22
Parameters671B total, 37B active (MoE)
Context164K
ArchitectureDecoder Only

GPU-Hour Providers(1)