Model provider / DeepSeek

DeepSeek V4 Pro

Asia · China · First tracked 13 Aug 2026 · Pricing verified 11 Oct 2026

Official model page not yet on record

Listed price on OpenRouter ↗
Global rank
#25

Ranked 25 of the tracked routed-model set.

0.71%Routed share
▲ 2Place this week
9 weeksRanked · 0 in top 3
Mid costPrice position
Live model recordTrailing seven days ending 10 Oct 2026 · refreshed daily
The current read

What the evidence shows today.

The page leads with what has been observed, then separates price, capability and history so a buyer can see both the signal and its limits.

Adoption
+0.07 percentage points

Routed share moved from 0.64% to 0.71% across 9 tracked weeks.

Economics
$0.66 in · $1.98 out

Per one million tokens. Cached input is listed at $0.022.

Operating fit
1M context · open weights

Reasoning, tool calling and structured output are supported.

Model economics

Published price, translated into a workload.

Live per-token pricing via OpenRouter, verified 11 Oct 2026. Batch and long-context tiers are not published in the feed, so they are omitted rather than estimated.

Input
$0.66
/ 1M tokens
Output
$1.98
/ 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.022
/ 1M tokens
Free tier
—
on OpenRouter
Context window
1M
tokens
Weights
Open weights
license basis
Estimated monthly cost
$0
Input (uncached)$0
Cached input$0
Output$0
$0 per completed task

An estimate from published per-token pricing and your assumptions. Actual costs vary by provider and usage tier.

Compare the same workload
DeepSeek V4 Pro (You)$0
DeepSeek V4 Flash$0
Google Gemini 2.5 Flash$0
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5$0

Same workload as the calculator above, at each model's current price. Monthly USD.

Price and adoption

Every point is an observed week.

Routed-token share over time, with no interpolation presented as evidence. A price line joins it as real changes are recorded.

0%1%2% 0.71% 15 Aug 2026: 0.64%22 Aug 2026: 1.16%29 Aug 2026: 0.92%5 Sep 2026: 0.92%12 Sep 2026: 0.87%19 Sep 2026: 0.89%26 Sep 2026: 0.72%3 Oct 2026: 0.50%10 Oct 2026: 0.71% 15 Aug22 Aug29 Aug5 Sep12 Sep19 Sep26 Sep3 Oct10 Oct
All 9 tracked weeks · 15 Aug to 10 Oct. Longer periods open as the record grows.
Operating profile

What it supports, and what remains undisclosed.

Verified support, explicit non-support and missing disclosure read differently on purpose. A blank is never made to look like a negative finding.

Capabilities
Context window1M
Reasoning✓ Supported
Tool calling✓ Supported
Structured output✓ Supported
Image input— Not supported
Audio input— Not supported
Video input— Not supported
Open weights✓ Yes
API availability✓ Yes
Commercial licenseVerify terms with the provider
Model facts
Observed by yellow3
Current rank
#25
Peak rank
#18
Routed share
0.71%
Peak share
1.16%
Weeks ranked
9
First tracked
13 Aug 2026
Region of origin
Asia · China
Model facts
Provider
DeepSeek
Model family
Not yet on record
Release date
Not yet on record
Type
Text
Modalities
text
Context window
1M tokens
Weights
Open weight
License
Not yet on record
100.00%Availability (30d)
0.00%Error / downtime

Median provider uptime across OpenRouter endpoints, last 30 days. Latency and throughput are not published by the source and are not estimated here.

Why it is moving

Observed first. Interpreted only when sourced.

Observed data

In the week ending 10 Oct 2026, DeepSeek V4 Pro rose 2 places to #25 with 0.71% of routed tokens and a peak rank of #18. Over 9 tracked weeks its routed share has moved from 0.64% to 0.71% (+0.07 pp).

yellow3 analysis

A sourced weekly interpretation of what is driving this model's routing is added as the record accumulates. yellow3 does not publish a reason for movement unless the routed-traffic data or a cited source supports it.

Model and provider signals

What changed around this model.

Dated developments concerning this model and its provider. Facts, evidence status and yellow3 analysis remain separate.

5 verified signals in this recordEvidence verified through
  1. Measured observation

    Listed input and output prices changed.

    OpenRouter's listed price changed from $0.85 input and $5.00 output to $0.40 and $5.00 per one million tokens.

    ConcernsModel · DeepSeek V4 ProOpen signal Close signal
    Price change
    Input · per 1M tokens
    $0.85$0.40▼ 53%
    Output · per 1M tokens
    $5.00$5.00▲ 0%
    Evidence status
    Measured observation
    Before and after recorded
    Source and dates
    Event date
    Publication date
    Not disclosed
    Latest verification
    Why it matters

    No interpretation is published for this signal. The observation stands on its own.

    Evidence boundary
    Fact, source and yellow3 interpretation remain separate. Sequence is not converted into causation.
    Corrections: none recorded
  2. Measured observation

    Listed input and output prices changed.

    OpenRouter's listed price changed from $0.40 input and $4.20 output to $0.48 and $4.20 per one million tokens.

    ConcernsModel · DeepSeek V4 ProOpen signal Close signal
    Price change
    Input · per 1M tokens
    $0.40$0.48▲ 20%
    Output · per 1M tokens
    $4.20$4.20▲ 0%
    Evidence status
    Measured observation
    Before and after recorded
    Source and dates
    Event date
    Publication date
    Not disclosed
    Latest verification
    Why it matters

    No interpretation is published for this signal. The observation stands on its own.

    Evidence boundary
    Fact, source and yellow3 interpretation remain separate. Sequence is not converted into causation.
    Corrections: none recorded
  3. Measured observation

    Listed input and output prices changed.

    OpenRouter's listed price changed from $0.25 input and $3.50 output to $0.40 and $4.20 per one million tokens.

    ConcernsModel · DeepSeek V4 ProOpen signal Close signal
    Price change
    Input · per 1M tokens
    $0.25$0.40▲ 63%
    Output · per 1M tokens
    $3.50$4.20▲ 20%
    Evidence status
    Measured observation
    Before and after recorded
    Source and dates
    Event date
    Publication date
    Not disclosed
    Latest verification
    Why it matters

    No interpretation is published for this signal. The observation stands on its own.

    Evidence boundary
    Fact, source and yellow3 interpretation remain separate. Sequence is not converted into causation.
    Corrections: none recorded
  4. Measured observation

    Listed input and output prices fell by 43%.

    OpenRouter's listed price changed from $0.46 input and $1.39 output to $0.26 and $0.79 per one million tokens.

    ConcernsModel · DeepSeek V4 ProOpen signal Close signal
    Price change
    Input · per 1M tokens
    $0.46$0.26▼ 43%
    Output · per 1M tokens
    $1.39$0.79▼ 43%
    Evidence status
    Measured observation
    Before and after recorded
    Source and dates
    Event date
    Publication date
    Not disclosed
    Latest verification
    Why it matters

    At the model page's Coding agent assumptions, estimated monthly cost falls from $72.00 to $41.14. This is an economics effect, not evidence of improved capability or higher adoption.

    Evidence boundary
    Fact, source and yellow3 interpretation remain separate. Sequence is not converted into causation.
    Corrections: none recorded
  5. Measured observation

    DeepSeek V4 Pro entered the routed top 20.

    Rank moved from #27 to #18 as routed share reached 1.16% in the seven days ending 22 Aug 2026. The record does not assign a cause.

    ConcernsModel · DeepSeek V4 ProOpen signal Close signal
    Adoption move
    Rank
    #27#18
    Routed share
    0.64%1.16%
    Evidence status
    Measured observation
    Before and after recorded
    Also this week
    • Biggest weekly rise +9 places
    • Peak routed share 1.16%
    Recorded in the same observed week as this signal, and part of the same movement rather than separate events.
    Source and dates
    Event date
    Publication date
    Not disclosed
    Latest verification
    Why it matters

    No interpretation is published for this signal. The observation stands on its own.

    Evidence boundary
    Fact, source and yellow3 interpretation remain separate. Sequence is not converted into causation.
    Corrections: none recorded
Coverage boundary

OpenRouter usage represents routed developer traffic, not the whole AI market. Timing near an adoption change does not establish causation. Sources checked for this record: OpenRouter routed-traffic rankings, OpenRouter listed price. Provider announcements and independent reporting are not yet monitored and are absent rather than nil.

History and evidence

The record behind the headline.

The current position stays connected to every observed week, price change and milestone.

Weekly rank and routed-share history for DeepSeek V4 Pro
Week endingRankRouted shareΔ shareMovementRegion rankStatus
10 Oct 2026#250.71%+0.21▲ 2places up#14ranked
3 Oct 2026#270.50%-0.21▼ 1places down#14ranked
26 Sep 2026#260.72%-0.17▼ 4places down#15ranked
19 Sep 2026#220.89%+0.01–no change#14ranked
12 Sep 2026#220.87%-0.04▲ 1places up#14ranked
5 Sep 2026#230.92%-0.00▼ 2places down#14ranked
29 Aug 2026#210.92%-0.24▼ 3places down#13ranked
22 Aug 2026#181.16%+0.52▲ 9places up#9ranked
15 Aug 2026#270.64%–NEW#11NEW
Price history
DateInput / 1MOutput / 1MChangeSource
6 Oct 2026$0.66$1.98Not establishedOpenRouter listed price
5 Oct 2026$0.40$5.00▲ 0%OpenRouter listed price
4 Oct 2026$0.85$5.00Not establishedOpenRouter listed price
30 Sep 2026$0.66$1.98Not establishedOpenRouter listed price
29 Sep 2026$0.48$4.20▲ 0%OpenRouter listed price
28 Sep 2026$0.40$4.20▲ 20%OpenRouter listed price
27 Sep 2026$0.25$3.50Not establishedOpenRouter listed price
26 Sep 2026$0.26$0.79▼ 43%OpenRouter listed price
23 Sep 2026$0.46$1.39Not establishedOpenRouter listed price
22 Sep 2026$0.50$1.50Not establishedOpenRouter listed price
19 Sep 2026$0.66$1.98Not establishedOpenRouter listed price
18 Sep 2026$0.58$1.73Not establishedOpenRouter listed price
8 Sep 2026$0.66$1.98Not establishedOpenRouter listed price
28 Aug 2026$1.32$3.96Not establishedOpenRouter listed price
27 Aug 2026$0.66$1.98Not establishedOpenRouter listed price
22 Aug 2026$1.12$3.37Not establishedOpenRouter listed price
19 Aug 2026$1.19$3.56Not establishedOpenRouter listed price
16 Aug 2026$1.32$3.96Not establishedOpenRouter listed price
13 Aug 2026$0.43$0.87Not establishedOpenRouter listed price
12 Aug 2026$1.17$2.34Not establishedOpenRouter listed price
10 Aug 2026$0.63$1.26Not establishedOpenRouter listed price
12 Jul 2026$0.43$0.87—OpenRouter listed price

OpenRouter publishes one headline price per model, and that price follows whichever provider it is currently routing to. At the latest reading this model was offered by 21 providers at prices from $0.22 to $1.65 per million input tokens. A move in the headline therefore does not establish that anyone changed a price. yellow3 records the providers charging the listed price with every observation and reports a change only where a provider charging the earlier price is charging the new one. Observations recorded before 23 September 2026 do not name the provider, so the prices are published and no change is derived from them. See the correction record.

Milestones
  • 13 Aug 2026First trackedDerived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
  • 22 Aug 2026Entered top 20Derived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
  • 22 Aug 2026Peak routed share 1.16%Derived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
  • 22 Aug 2026Biggest weekly rise +9 placesDerived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
  • 26 Sep 2026Biggest weekly fall -4 placesDerived from yellow3 routed-traffic data
Sources and methodology

Every claim keeps its route back to evidence.

Region reflects where the model's developer is headquartered. Figures are OpenRouter routing traffic, aggregated over a trailing seven days - developer routing behaviour, not the whole market.

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