Processing or generating 25,000 words (approximately 33,325 tokens) with DeepSeek Coder V2.5 ranges from $0.000467 (cached input) to $0.009331 (full generation).
Quick answer
For 25,000 words, DeepSeek Coder V2.5 processes approximately 33,325 tokens. That costs $0.004666 as uncached input, $0.000467 with the modeled cache discount, or $0.009331 when generated as output.
Method & trust
The estimate converts the selected English word count with the model tokenizer family, then applies the published input/output price per million tokens. Real prompts vary with code, formatting, language, and system instructions.
You send 25,000 words as prompt context, documentation, or background knowledge.
DeepSeek Coder V2.5 drafts a complete 25,000 words article, chapter, or code module.
20,000 words input prompt + 5,000 words output reply.
| Model | Provider | Input Cost (25,000 words) | Cached Input Cost | Output Cost (25,000 words) | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek Coder V2.5 (Current) | deepseek | $0.004666 | $0.000467 | $0.009331 | 128,000 |
| GPT-5.3 Codex | openai | $0.056 | $0.0056 | $0.448 | 256,000 |
| Codestral 2501 | mistral | $0.009998 | $0.001 | $0.03 | 256,000 |
| Grok Build 0.1 | xai | $0.0333 | $0.006665 | $0.0667 | 256,000 |
| Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | qwen | $0.006665 | $0.000667 | $0.02 | 128,000 |
| GLM-5.3 (Z.ai) | zai | $0.0467 | $0.008665 | $0.1466 | 1,048,576 |
For DeepSeek Coder V2.5 (deepseek_bpe tokenizer), 25,000 words is approximately 33,325 tokens (an average ratio of 1.33 tokens per word in English). Code, technical vocabulary, and non-English scripts will have higher token densities.
Sending 25,000 words as input costs $0.004666 (or $0.000467 with prompt caching). Generating 25,000 words as output costs $0.009331. Output tokens are more expensive because autoregressive token generation requires significantly more computation per token.
Yes! If your input text is part of a repeated context, prompt caching saves 50% to 90% (costing $0.000467). For non-urgent asynchronous batch processing, 24-hour batch queues provide a flat 50% discount across all tokens (costing $0.002333 for input, $0.004666 for output).
At an average human reading speed of 250 words per minute, 25,000 words takes approximately 100 minutes to read. In contrast, DeepSeek Coder V2.5 can process or generate this text in seconds.