| Usage Level | GPT-4o | DeepSeek V3 Chat | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light (100 calls/day) | $9.75 | $0.67 | Save $9.08 with DeepSeek V3 Chat |
| Medium (1K calls/day) | $180.00 | $11.76 | Save $168.24 with DeepSeek V3 Chat |
| Heavy (10K calls/day) | $2,250.00 | $147.00 | Save $2,103.00 with DeepSeek V3 Chat |
| Enterprise (100K/day) | $27,000.00 | $1,764.00 | Save $25,236.00 with DeepSeek V3 Chat |
DeepSeek V3 Chat is 94% cheaper overall. GPT-4o costs $2.5/M input vs DeepSeek V3 Chat at $0.28/M input.
At 800 input + 400 output tokens per call: GPT-4o costs $60.00 and DeepSeek V3 Chat costs $3.92.
With a proxy like Tokonomics, switching is a one-line config change. Route different features to different models and track costs per model automatically.