Processing or generating 500 words (approximately 667 tokens) with DeepSeek Coder V2.5 ranges from $0.0000093 (cached input) to $0.000187 (full generation).
Quick answer
For 500 words, DeepSeek Coder V2.5 processes approximately 667 tokens. That costs $0.000093 as uncached input, $0.0000093 with the modeled cache discount, or $0.000187 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 500 words as prompt context, documentation, or background knowledge.
DeepSeek Coder V2.5 drafts a complete 500 words article, chapter, or code module.
400 words input prompt + 100 words output reply.
| Model | Provider | Input Cost (500 words) | Cached Input Cost | Output Cost (500 words) | Context Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek Coder V2.5 (Current) | deepseek | $0.000093 | $0.0000093 | $0.000187 | 128,000 |
| GPT-5.3 Codex | openai | $0.00112 | $0.000112 | $0.00896 | 256,000 |
| Codestral 2501 | mistral | $0.0002 | $0.000020 | $0.0006 | 256,000 |
| Grok Build 0.1 | xai | $0.000667 | $0.000133 | $0.001334 | 256,000 |
| Qwen 2.5 Coder 32B | qwen | $0.000133 | $0.000013 | $0.0004 | 128,000 |
| GLM-5.3 (Z.ai) | zai | $0.000934 | $0.000173 | $0.002935 | 1,048,576 |
For DeepSeek Coder V2.5 (deepseek_bpe tokenizer), 500 words is approximately 667 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 500 words as input costs $0.000093 (or $0.0000093 with prompt caching). Generating 500 words as output costs $0.000187. 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 $0.0000093). For non-urgent asynchronous batch processing, 24-hour batch queues provide a flat 50% discount across all tokens (costing $0.000047 for input, $0.000093 for output).
At an average human reading speed of 250 words per minute, 500 words takes approximately 2 minutes to read. In contrast, DeepSeek Coder V2.5 can process or generate this text in seconds.