# 4 DeepSeek models · example with deepseek-v4.1-flash
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://ai.helipod.io/v1",
api_key=os.environ["HELIPOD_AI_KEY"])
r = client.chat.completions.create(
model="deepseek-v4.1-flash",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Halo!"}])DeepSeek API pricing
Final prices in Rupiah per 1 million tokens. Cached = prompt tokens the provider already has in its cache (repeated system prompts, long documents).
Cost calculator
Per request
| Fresh input | 1,000 × Rp 2.670 | Rp 2,67 |
| Cached input | 1,000 × Rp 53 | Rp 0,053 |
| Output | 500 × Rp 10.680 | Rp 5,34 |
| One request | Rp 8,06 | |
A month (500 requests/day × 30)
Rp 120.945
An estimate: you are billed per request for the tokens actually used.
DeepSeek API
The DeepSeek API is programmatic access to DeepSeek's models: V4.1 Flash and V4 Pro. DeepSeek is known for very economical prices with strong coding and reasoning quality.
On Helipod, DeepSeek is called with the OpenAI or Anthropic SDK and one Helipod API key. You are billed per token in Rupiah, and prices outside peak hours are lower.
A separate account, dollar billing and an international credit card.
The same DeepSeek models, billed in Rupiah from one balance.
Advantages
Comparison
| Direct from DeepSeek | Helipod AI Gateway | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing currency | Dollars (USD) | Rupiah, per token |
| Payment | International credit card | QRIS / virtual account |
| Other models | DeepSeek models only | Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, etc. |
| SDK | DeepSeek SDK | OpenAI & Anthropic SDKs |
| Spend cap per key | Per organization | Per API key, monthly |
| Request history | DeepSeek dashboard | Helipod console, prices recorded |
The Helipod team is happy to help you pick the right service.
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