Head to head
DeepSeek V4 ProvsLlama 3.1 70B Instruct
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Llama 3.1 70B Instruct costs $0.0005 per solved task against
DeepSeek V4 Pro at $0.21 — ▼ 395x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $42 a month.
On output token price alone Llama 3.1 70B Instruct looks 9.9x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for DeepSeek V4 Pro and Llama 3.1 70B Instruct| Figure | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Llama 3.1 70B Instruct |
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| Input $/Mtok | $1.32 | $0.4 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $3.96 | $0.4 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.044 | $0.4 |
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| Pass rate | 43% | 50% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.21measured | $0.0005measured |
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| Cost per month | $42 | $0.11 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Source: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) · verified 2026-08-21 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings