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Why use DeepSeek V3 on Vercel AI Gateway?
Vercel AI Gateway offers DeepSeek V3 with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.77/1M 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 across 13 providers to find the best fit for your use caseInput / 1M
$0.77
Output / 1M
$0.77
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Setup recipe
Python + curlInstall
pip install openaiAuth
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-v3Request 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",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "deepseek/deepseek-v3", not the LLMReference slug "deepseek-v3".
- 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 Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| DeepInfra | $0.32 | $0.89 |
| Fireworks AI | $0.56 | $1.68 |
| DeepSeek Platform | $0.14 | $0.28 |
| Microsoft Foundry | — | — |
| OpenRouter | $0.25 | $0.38 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.77 |
| Output tokens | $0.77 |
Capabilities
JSON / Tool useStructured Outputs
About DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek V3: Latest flagship model. 685B total with MoE. 128K context. Open-source.
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Model Specs
Released2024-12-26
Parameters671B
Context64k
ArchitectureMixture of Experts
Knowledge cutoff2024-04