Several early V4 comparison tables mixed up two numbers, so for the record: DeepSeek V4 Pro's official output price is $3.48 per 1M tokens. The $12/M figure belongs to Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview's standard output tier.
The confusion matters because it inflates Pro's apparent cost by 3.4×, which changes routing math. At real prices, Pro is a viable escalation model for hard tasks; at the mistaken $12/M it would look like a luxury option.
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