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Why use DeepSeek V4 Pro on OpenRouter?
OpenRouter offers DeepSeek V4 Pro with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.36/1M input tokens. OpenRouter is a multi-provider LLM aggregator offering unified API access to 300+ models from all major labs and emerging providers, with automatic failover for reliability.
Compare DeepSeek V4 Pro across 6 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Docs fallbackUse the provider REST API or SDKCreate a provider API keymodel: deepseek/deepseek-v4-prodeepseek/deepseek-v4-proRequest example
deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro.Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro", not the LLMReference slug "deepseek-v4-pro".
Compare DeepSeek V4 Pro Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek Platform | $1.32 | $3.96 |
| Fireworks AI | $1.74 | $3.48 |
| OpenRouter | $0.36 | $0.73 |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $0.43 | $0.87 |
| Novita AI | $1.60 | $3.20 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.36 |
| Output tokens | $0.73 |
Capabilities
About DeepSeek V4 Pro
DeepSeek V4 Pro is DeepSeek's flagship open-weights model, released April 24 2026 under the MIT license. Architecture: 1.6T total / 49B active parameters, MoE with Compressed Sparse Attention (CSA) + Heavily Compressed Attention (HCA) hybrid — requiring only 27% of inference FLOPs vs standard 1M-context transformers — plus Manifold-Constrained Hyper-Connections (mHC) and Muon Optimizer. Context window: 1,000,000 tokens; max output: 384,000 tokens (Think Max mode requires >=384K context). Text-only (no vision/image input). Supports three reasoning modes: Non-Think, Think High, Think Max. Function calling, tool use, and structured outputs supported.