Lab
DeepSeek
Combined 18.02% · 30d -8.95pp
DeepSeek is a Chinese lab known for aggressively priced open-weights reasoning models that repeatedly reset the cost curve.
As of 2026-09-01, Tidelines tracks 6 DeepSeek models on OpenRouter, together accounting for 18.02% of measured token share (-8.95pp over the last 30 days). Its most-used model is DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 at 10.09% of all tracked tokens, or 56% of DeepSeek's own volume. The charts below break that down by model, tokens per day and estimated spend, updated daily.
DeepSeek tokens per day & est. spend per day
Combined lab tokens × list price (30/70 blend). 274-day archive · list-rate estimate.
DeepSeek's combined tokens grew ~388× over the last 274 days of archive to 2.92T/day.
DeepSeek combined share of tokens
Sum of all DeepSeek models' share on OpenRouter. 30d change: -8.95pp.
Model mix over time
Each DeepSeek model as a share of the lab's combined tokens.
Where the tokens go vs where the dollars go
Each DeepSeek model's share of the lab's tokens paired with its share of estimated spend (latest day, list-rate).
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 takes 56% of DeepSeek's tokens but 19% of its estimated spend.
Citable stat
As of 2026-09-01, DeepSeek's combined share on OpenRouter is 18.02% (-8.95pp / 30d). Source: Tidelines.
Models
| Model | Share ↓ | Tokens/d | Est. $/d | 7d Δ | 30d Δ | $/M out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | 10.09% | 1.6T | $238K | +0.66 | +0.31 | $0.18 |
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | 4.89% | 792B | $119K | +0.73 | -6.41 | $0.18 |
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | 1.32% | 215B | $380K | -0.33 | -2.36 | $2.08 |
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 | 1.02% | 166B | $444K | +0.09 | -0.26 | $3.35 |
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 | 0.41% | 66B | $24K | +0.06 | -0.32 | $0.40 |
| DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | 0.28% | 46B | $24K | +0.11 | +0.09 | $0.66 |
as of 2026-09-01