DeepSeek V3
deepseek/deepseek-chatDeepSeek-V3 is the latest model from the DeepSeek team, building upon the instruction following and coding abilities of the previous versions. Pre-trained on nearly 15 trillion tokens, the reported evaluations reveal that the model outperforms other open-source models and rivals leading closed-source models.
- Input price
- $0.32USD / 1M tokens
- Output price
- $0.89USD / 1M tokens
- Context window
- 163.8K
- Max output
- 16.4K
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Specifications
Pricing
- Input
- $0.32 / 1M tokens
- Output
- $0.89 / 1M tokens
Context & modalities
- Context window
- 163,840 tokens
- Max output
- 16,384 tokens
- Input
- Text
- Output
- Text
Capabilities
- Chat
- Supported
- Vision
- Not supported
- Reasoning
- Not supported
- Structured output
- Supported
- Function calling
- Supported
- Audio input
- Not supported
Access
- Provider
- DeepSeek
- Model ID
- deepseek/deepseek-chat
- Execution
- sync
- Base URL
- https://api.sandbase.ai
- API
- Chat Completions API
- Endpoint
- /v1/chat/completions
Start building
Send your first request
OpenAI-compatible endpoint with unified authentication and usage tracking.
# The quoted heredoc keeps Unicode and shell metacharacters unchanged.
result=$(curl --fail-with-body --silent \
-X POST "https://api.sandbase.ai/v1/chat/completions" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SANDBASE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data-binary @- <<'SANDBASE_JSON'
{
"model": "deepseek/deepseek-chat",
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Hello"
}
],
"max_tokens": 2048
}
SANDBASE_JSON
)
printf '%s\n' "$result"Choose your model
Compare models
| Model | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DeepSeek V3This model DeepSeek | 160K | $0.32 | $0.89 | Dec 26, 2024 |
DeepSeek | 1M | $0.30 | $1.20 | Sep 10, 2026 |
DeepSeek | 1M | $0.30 | $1.20 | Aug 21, 2026 |
DeepSeek | 1M | $1.32 | $3.96 | Aug 12, 2026 |
DeepSeek | 1M | $0.30 | $1.20 | Jul 31, 2026 |
DeepSeek | 1M | $1.32 | $3.96 | Apr 24, 2026 |
Questions
FAQ
How do I call DeepSeek V3 through SandBase?
Create a SandBase API key, then send requests with the model ID "deepseek/deepseek-chat" to Chat Completions API (/v1/chat/completions) at https://api.sandbase.ai. The request examples on this page show the exact payload.
How much does DeepSeek V3 cost?
$0.32 per 1M input tokens and $0.89 per 1M output tokens, billed per request from your SandBase balance. Discounts, when available, are shown in the pricing on this page.
What is the context window of DeepSeek V3?
163.8K tokens of context, with up to 16.4K output tokens per response.
Which features does DeepSeek V3 support?
DeepSeek V3 supports function calling, structured output. See Specifications above for the full list.
Do I need a separate DeepSeek account?
No. One SandBase API key and balance gives you access to DeepSeek V3 and the other models in the catalog; you do not need to sign up with DeepSeek separately.