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  5. DeepSeek Prover V2vsDeepSeek V4 Pro
Updated Apr 2026

DeepSeek Prover V2vsDeepSeek V4 Pro

DeepSeek Prover V2 is cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Pro at $0/M vs $1.74/M input tokens.

DeepSeek Prover V2 and DeepSeek V4 Pro compared across 6 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek Prover V2DeepSeek V4 Pro
Input priceFree$1.74/M tokens
Output priceFree$3.48/M tokens
Context window164K tokens1.0M tokens
WeightsOpenOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2025Apr 2026
Our Verdict
DeepSeek V4 Pro
DeepSeek V4 Pro
DeepSeek Prover V2
DeepSeek Prover V2Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek V4 Pro has the edge: newer, bigger context window.

Too close to call

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek Prover V2
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
DeepSeek V4 Pro
Input
$1.74
Output
$3.48
Where to run it

15 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek Prover V2

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

DeepSeek V4 Pro15 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
SStreamLakefp8$0.96 in·$1.91 out·1M·99% upGGMI Cloudfp8$0.96 in·$1.91 out·1M·99.8% upDDigitalOcean$1.04 in·$2.09 out·1M·100% upDDeepInfrafp8$1.30 in·$2.60 out·1M·99.2% upAlibaba Cloudfp8$1.42 in·$2.83 out·1M·100% upSSiliconFlowfp8$1.50 in·$3.13 out·1M·99.4% up
9 more hostsFewer hosts
NNovitafp8$1.60 in·$3.20 out·1M·100% upVVenice$1.65 in·$3.30 out·1M·97.9% upAAtlasCloudfp4$1.68 in·$3.38 out·1M·99.8% upBaidu Qianfanfp8$1.69 in·$3.38 out·1M·99.9% upBBasetenfp4$1.74 in·$3.48 out·1M·99.6% upNNextBitfp8$1.74 in·$3.48 out·1M·97.6% upPParasailfp8$1.74 in·$3.48 out·1M·99% upAzure AI Foundry$1.91 in·$3.83 out·1M·95.5% upCloudflare Workers AIdegraded$1.15 in·$2.55 out·1M·94.2% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 23 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
60%

DeepSeek V4 Pro uses 51.8x more hedging

DeepSeek Prover V2
DeepSeek V4 Pro
47%Vocabulary57%
8wSentence Length18w
0.00Hedging0.52
3.1Bold3.3
0.0Lists2.3
0.00Emoji0.04
0.35Headings0.45
0.19Transitions0.15
Based on 1 + 27 text responses
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FAQ

Common questions

Both are developed by DeepSeek but target different use cases. DeepSeek Prover V2 has a 164K token context window vs DeepSeek V4 Pro's 1.0M. You can compare their actual outputs across 6 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. DeepSeek Prover V2 and DeepSeek V4 Pro each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 6 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

DeepSeek Prover V2 costs $0/M input tokens and DeepSeek V4 Pro costs $1.74/M input tokens. DeepSeek Prover V2 is $1.74/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of DeepSeek Prover V2 and DeepSeek V4 Pro across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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