DeepSeek pricing and features

DeepSeek pricing

Free plan

Official chat app and web chat at no charge; no paid consumer tier found.

Free trial

Not verified

Enterprise: None. No consumer subscription plans published. API: pay per token from a prepaid top-up or granted balance; deepseek-flash $0.30 input (cache miss) / $1.20 output per 1M tokens at peak, off-peak half price; deepseek-v4-pro $1.32 / $3.96 peak; Search and Fetch $0.75 per 1,000 requests.

DeepSeek pricing page (read on 16 October 2026)

Our take

Editorial opinion, reviewed 16 October 2026.

A good fit for

People who want a capable chat assistant at no cost.

Look elsewhere if

You need business admin controls or a paid plan with support: DeepSeek has no paid consumer tier.

On pricing

The chat app is free; developers pay per token for the API from a prepaid balance.

Features

Confirmed on the vendor’s site Vendor says it is not offered Not verified (not the same as no)

• Not verified

  Website chat widget

• Not verified

  Learns from your content

• Yes

  Document upload

  “Improved photo and file uploads.” source

• Not verified

  Voice conversation

• Not verified

  Phone calls

• Not verified

  Takes actions on its own

• Not verified

  Hand-off to a person

• Yes

  Developer API

  “Fees are deducted from your top-up balance or granted balance” source

• Not verified

  Integrations

• Not verified

  CRM connection

• Not verified

  Books appointments

• Yes

  Multiple languages

  “Languages: English and 71 more” source

• Not verified

  Analytics

• Not verified

  Remove branding

• Not verified

  Enterprise controls

What people use it for

Mainly for: Individuals and developers wanting a free assistant or low-cost API..

• Everyday questions and writing
• Step-by-step reasoning
• Web search answers
• Coding help
• Low-cost API for apps

Sources

• product page: www.deepseek.com/en
• docs (API pricing): api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing
• official app store listing (seller: Hangzhou DeepSeek): apps.apple.com/us/app/deepseek-ai-assistant/id6737597349
• terms of use: cdn.deepseek.com/policies/en-US/deepseek-terms-of-use.html

Research note: deepseek.com does not state that the chat app is free; the 'free' evidence is DeepSeek's own App Store listing (price Free, no in-app purchases shown). API peak hours: 01:00-04:00 and 06:00-10:00 UTC on weekdays. Multilingual evidence is the app's interface language list.