DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus

by DeepSeek

Zero data retention−40%
deepseek/deepseek-v3.1-terminus
Input
$0.38/1M tokens
Output
$1.40/1M tokens
Context
164Ktokens
Max output
147Ktokens
Knows to
March 2025
Released
22 Sep 2025

About

DeepSeek-V3.1 Terminus is an update to DeepSeek V3.1 that maintains the model's original capabilities while addressing issues reported by users, including language consistency and agent capabilities, further optimizing the model's...

Pricing

Input$0.38per 1M prompt tokens
Output$1.40per 1M generated tokens, reasoning included

40% off right now. The provider is running a promotion, and the developer API bills what the provider actually charged for your call plus our flat markup, so it reaches your bill with nothing to claim. The “from” figure is the cheapest endpoint serving the model; which one answers is the provider’s routing decision, so treat it as a floor. Promotions can end at any time.

What a request costs

Typical requestEachPer 1,000
Short chat reply1,500 in · 400 out$0.0011$1.13
Question over a long document40,000 in · 800 out$0.016$16.24
Agent tool step20,000 in · 1,200 out$0.0092$9.24

At the developer-API rate, before any provider promotion or prompt-cache saving. In the app, the model picker shows what a message costs on your plan before you send it.

Benchmarks

Intelligence14.8#175 of 285
Coding43.5#101 of 163
Agentic6.8#91 of 127

Head-to-head rankings

  1. #62UI componentsModel arenaElo 118260% wins
  2. #68CodeModel arenaElo 117756% wins
  3. #68WebsitesModel arenaElo 118856% wins
  4. #693DModel arenaElo 114156% wins
  5. #71Data vizModel arenaElo 116953% wins
  6. #71SVGModel arenaElo 106350% wins
  7. #83Game devModel arenaElo 113453% wins

Scores from Artificial Analysis; bars are scaled to the best model on our list. Rankings from Design Arena head-to-head votes. Published by OpenRouter alongside its catalogue.

Call it from code

OpenAI-compatible: point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.privateer.pro/v1 and set model. Keys are created in the app under Settings.

cURL
curl https://api.privateer.pro/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PRIVATEER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek/deepseek-v3.1-terminus",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello" }]
  }'
Python
import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.privateer.pro/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["PRIVATEER_API_KEY"],
)
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepseek/deepseek-v3.1-terminus",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)
print(reply.choices[0].message.content)
JavaScript
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://api.privateer.pro/v1",
  apiKey: process.env.PRIVATEER_API_KEY,
});
const reply = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "deepseek/deepseek-v3.1-terminus",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
console.log(reply.choices[0].message.content);

Parameters this model accepts

frequency_penaltyinclude_reasoningmax_tokensreasoningresponse_formatstopstructured_outputstemperaturetool_choicetoolstop_ktop_p

API reference → · How API billing works →

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