Side by side pricing and context for DeepSeek Coder and Codestral. Rates are curated catalog values with last verified dates on each model page.
DeepSeek Coder
Code-focused DeepSeek endpoint for completion and repo assistance at low rates. Estimate with real code prompts; token density differs from prose.
Input $0.140 / Output $0.280 per 1M
Context 128K · Approx
Codestral
Code-focused Mistral model for completion and repo assistance. Estimate with real code prompts: token density differs from prose.
Input $1.00 / Output $3.00 per 1M
Context 256K · Approx
Quick take
- DeepSeek Coder is cheaper on input in this catalog snapshot.
- DeepSeek Coder is cheaper on output in this catalog snapshot.
- Both last verified on their model pages (2026-08-02 / 2026-08-02).
Rate table
| Metric | DeepSeek Coder | Codestral |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M | $0.140 | $1.00 |
| Output / 1M | $0.280 | $3.00 |
| Cached input / 1M | n/a | n/a |
| Context | 128K | 256K |
| Tokenizer | Approx | Approx |