Pay for what you use.
Out of the box.
Download DeskWand free, and use it your way: bring your own API key, or top up your balance as you go. No subscription.
One simple way to pay
Pay for cloud usage only when you need it. No subscription.
Pay as you go
Top up 1:1 — $1 in, $1 of balance
- Top-ups are 1:1 — no fee on the top-up itself
- Usage billed at the provider's official rates plus a 5% platform fee
- Top up with USDT/USDC on BNB Chain or Arbitrum; USDC on Base
- Run out of balance? Top up and keep going — every cloud feature stays available
Cloud models
Cloud usage runs on these models. Prices are DeepSeek's official rates; DeskWand adds a 5% platform fee on top.
| Model | Usage | Off-peak | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| deepseek-v4-pro | Input (cache hit) | 0.022 | 0.044 |
| Input (cache miss) | 0.66 | 1.32 | |
| Output | 1.98 | 3.96 | |
| deepseek-flash | Input (cache hit) | 0.003 | 0.006 |
| Input (cache miss) | 0.15 | 0.3 | |
| Output | 0.6 | 1.2 |
Off-peak and peak are DeepSeek's own windows: peak is weekdays 9:00–12:00 and 14:00–18:00 Beijing time; everything else is off-peak.
How top-ups work
Download & install DeskWand
Free for macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Sign up
Takes seconds. Top up whenever you need more balance.
Settings → Top up
Pick an amount ($2–$200), pick a chain (BNB / ARB / Base), send USDT/USDC to your order address. Your balance is credited automatically once confirmed on-chain — usually a few minutes.
Top-ups are 1:1 with no fee; on-chain gas is paid by you. Model usage is billed at the provider's official rates plus a 5% platform fee.
Bring your own key
Already subscribed to ChatGPT, Claude, or DeepSeek? Connect your own API key and cloud features cost nothing extra — you pay your provider, not us. Works with OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Gemini, OpenRouter, and more.
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