How much does DeepSeek V3.1 cost per token?

DeepSeek V3.1 is priced at $0.21 per million input tokens and $0.79 per million output tokens, per OpenRouter as of Jul 8, 2026.

What is DeepSeek V3.1's context window?

DeepSeek V3.1 supports a context window of up to 163.8K tokens, per DeepSeek.

How widely used is DeepSeek V3.1?

DeepSeek V3.1 accounts for about 0.3% of tracked OpenRouter coding-token volume as of May 16, 2026.

What are the alternatives to DeepSeek V3.1?

By OpenRouter usage, comparable models include Hy3, DeepSeek V4 Flash, and MiniMax M3. Side-by-side comparisons are linked in the alternatives table.

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DeepSeek V3.1

Name: DeepSeek V3.1
Author: DeepSeek

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Context

163.8K

tokens

Released

Aug 21, 2025

on OpenRouter

Token share

0.3%

OpenRouter · May 16, 2026

Pricing

Price per million tokens

Input $/MTok

$0.21

OpenRouter · Jul 8, 2026

Output $/MTok

$0.79

OpenRouter · Jul 8, 2026

Cache read $/MTok

$0.13

OpenRouter

Current DeepSeek V3.1 prices per million tokens across tracked sources.
Source	Tracked slug	In $/MTok	Out $/MTok	Cache read	Cache write	Context	Effective	Last Δ (in)
OpenRouter	deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3.1	$0.21	$0.79	$0.13	—	163.8K	Jul 8, 2026	—
models.dev	nano-gpt/TEE/deepseek-v3.1	$1.00	$2.50	—	—	164K	Jul 8, 2026	400%

latest tracked price per source · Δ = most recent input-price move within that source

2 sources tracking

Input $/MTok

Output $/MTok

per-source step lines · $/MTok

history since Jul 8, 2026

Specs

Context & availability

DeepSeek V3.1 specifications.
Provider	DeepSeek
Context window	163.8K tokens
Listed on OpenRouter	Aug 21, 2025
Tracked price sources	OpenRouter · models.dev
Hugging Face	deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3.1
OpenRouter slugs	deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3.1

source: OpenRouter model catalog + tracked price feeds

id: deepseek-v3-1

Usage

Share of OpenRouter tokens

90-day · to May 16, 2026

source: OpenRouter model rankings · share of tracked coding-token volume

0.3% on May 16, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark results

Benchmark scores for DeepSeek V3.1.
Benchmark	Configuration	Score	Date	Source
no benchmark results attributed to DeepSeek V3.1 yet

scores as published by each benchmark; configurations differ — compare within a row's benchmark only

Alternatives

Similar models

Alternatives to DeepSeek V3.1 by OpenRouter usage-rank proximity.
#	Model	Tokens/day	7d Δ	Head-to-head
1	Hy3Tencent	857.5B	—	vs DeepSeek V3.1
2	DeepSeek V4 FlashDeepSeek	806.2B	6.6%	vs DeepSeek V3.1
3	MiniMax M3MiniMax	665.9B	9.8%	vs DeepSeek V3.1
5	DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek	530.6B	50.5%	vs DeepSeek V3.1

ranked by OpenRouter usage-rank proximity

snapshot Jul 7, 2026

FAQ

DeepSeek V3.1 FAQ

How much does DeepSeek V3.1 cost per token?: DeepSeek V3.1 is priced at $0.21 per million input tokens and $0.79 per million output tokens, per OpenRouter as of Jul 8, 2026.
What is DeepSeek V3.1's context window?: DeepSeek V3.1 supports a context window of up to 163.8K tokens, per DeepSeek.
How widely used is DeepSeek V3.1?: DeepSeek V3.1 accounts for about 0.3% of tracked OpenRouter coding-token volume as of May 16, 2026.
What are the alternatives to DeepSeek V3.1?: By OpenRouter usage, comparable models include Hy3, DeepSeek V4 Flash, and MiniMax M3. Side-by-side comparisons are linked in the alternatives table.

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