DeepSeek · Reasoning Value

DeepSeek R1 API Pricing · Cost per Token

DeepSeek R1 is an open-source reasoning model competitive with o1 at fraction of the cost. Strong on math, code, and multi-step logic tasks at $0.55/1M input tokens.

Current pricing

  • Input tokens: $0.55 per 1M tokens
  • Output tokens: $2.19 per 1M tokens
  • Context window: 64k tokens
  • Provider: DeepSeek

Cost at common workload volumes

  • 1,000 requests/day (500 input + 300 output tokens each): calculate in the cost calculator below
  • Prompt caching: available on select DeepSeek models to reduce repeated-context costs
  • Batch API: 50% discount for async workloads on eligible models
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