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sparklingyesterday at 8:41 AM3 repliesview on HN

Can you elaborate on DeepSeek (deepseek-v4-flash, i assume?). What does your typical usage pattern look like and what is your weekly/monthly spend?

I gave it a try for a few days (pi + openrouter + deepseek-v4-flash via deepinfra) and ended up paying ~$18 for rather light usage. Yes it's still cheap, yes it's fast, but i feel i would still get a better deal with a Claude subscription plan.


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maattddyesterday at 8:50 AM

DeepSeek without OpenRouter is wayyyy cheaper

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Bayartyesterday at 12:49 PM

Going directly though DeepSeek's API and hitting all day long with light/medium tasks I'm at $5/month. That's with pretty vanilla ohmypi.

usagisushiyesterday at 10:17 AM

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