DeepSeek V3 vs GPT-4o mini: token pricing & cost compared (July 2026)

How DeepSeek V3 (DeepSeek) and GPT-4o mini (OpenAI) actually compare on price — input, output, and total monthly cost at the MAU you care about. Updated against live OpenRouter pricing.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3

Input: $0.20 / 1M tokens
Output: $0.80 / 1M tokens
Output / Input ratio: 4.0×
Context window: 131.072K

OpenAI

GPT-4o mini

Input: $0.15 / 1M tokens
Output: $0.60 / 1M tokens
Output / Input ratio: 4.0×
Context window: 128K

The short answer

GPT-4o mini is cheaper across the board for typical workloads.

Token pricing side-by-side

DeepSeek V3
GPT-4o mini

Cost at your usage

Avg input tokens / call

Avg output tokens / call

Calls per active user / day: 5

Active days / month: 20

MAU: 1,000

DeepSeek V3

Per call

$0.00050

Per user / mo

$0.0500

Total / mo

$50

GPT-4o mini

Per call

$0.00037

Per user / mo

$0.0375

Total / mo

$37

GPT-4o mini is cheaper by $0.0125/user/month — a saving of $13/month at 1,000 MAU.

Total monthly bill across MAU

DeepSeek V3
GPT-4o mini

Same usage profile applied to both models; only the per-token price differs.

Run this against your real numbers

The mini-calculator above is a preview. Use the full tools to model power-user blast radius, gross margin, and 12-month spend forecasts.

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Comparing DeepSeek V3 vs GPT-4o mini on price alone never tells the whole story — output-token weighting, context length, and your usage profile change the answer dramatically. Use the calculators below for the full picture.