// DeepSeek
R1
A DeepSeek model. 1 prices across 1 channels side by side, each with its source and check date – plus specs, licence, speed and benchmarks.
- Official in/out per 1M
- —
- Lowest (Novita)
- $0.7 / $2.5
- Context
- 64K
- AA index
- 13.1
Prices checked 2026-10-22Official sources linked on every rowNo estimatesCheapest LLM APIs →
01Specs at a glance
Official values first; gaps filled from OpenRouter’s API where the vendor page is silent.
| Vendor | DeepSeek |
|---|---|
| Context window | 64K (64,000 tokens) |
| Max output | 16K |
| Input | Text |
| Output | Text |
| Tool calling / JSON | Yes / Yes |
| Weights & licence | Open weights · MIT · Hugging Face |
| Parameters | 684B (from weight files) |
| Released | Jan 20, 2025 |
| Model IDs | deepseek/deepseek-r1 |
02Prices on 1 channels
Per 1M tokens, in the currency each source publishes (1 USD = 6.7 CNY for the blended column). Sorted: official first, then cheapest.
| Channel | Source | Input | Output | Cache hit | Blended $ | Context | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novita · fp8 Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter 10-22 | $0.7 | $2.5 | — | 1.15 | 64K | Novita price as listed on OpenRouter (pass-through; quantization=fp8; discount field=0); not checked against Novita's own page |
“Official” = vendor pricing page; “Platform” = the platform’s own pricing page; “OpenRouter” = price listed on OpenRouter, not checked on the platform’s site. Click a source tag to open the original page.
03Where you can use it
Derived only from the price sources above. Country restrictions are set by each vendor – check their terms before you sign up.
- Via OpenRouter / provider listed there
Novita - Self-host the open weights
GPU / VRAM sizing and build plans→
04Performance
All results →Speed and AA index from Artificial Analysis public leaderboards (not our own tests); benchmark scores from our benchmark library, best result per benchmark.
- AA indexDeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)
- 13.1
- Output speed (median)
- 33 tok/s
- Time to first token
- 1.03s
- AA index per $ (blended)
- 11.41
| Benchmark | Best score | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1398 | official | 2026-10-08 |
| GPQA Diamond | 71.7% | independent | 2025-05-26 |
| MMLU-Pro | 84.0% | vendor | 2026-03-11 |
| AIME (OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025) | 53.3% | independent | 2025-02-26 |
| MATH Level 5 | 93.0% | independent | 2025-01-31 |
05Price changes we recorded
All price changes →From our daily re-checks of the sources above.
No price change recorded since we started tracking (2026-10-10).
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FAQ
How much does the R1 API cost?
There is no official pay-as-you-go price in our data. The lowest listed price is $0.7 / $2.5 on Novita.
What is the context window of R1?
64K tokens of context, up to 16K output tokens. Platforms may cap it lower – see the table.
Is R1 open source?
Yes, the weights are published on Hugging Face (deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1). Licence: MIT.