DeepSeek-R1 API Pricing 2026: $0.55/M Tokens
Complete per-million-token pricing for DeepSeek-R1 from DeepSeek, including cached and batch rates, cost-per-1K/1M/10M breakdowns, a monthly cost calculator, and a head-to-head comparison with o3, Claude Sonnet 4, Gemini 2.5 Pro. For full cross-provider rankings, open the main calculator.
DeepSeek-R1 headline pricing
Input
$0.55 /M tokens
Output
$2.19 /M tokens
Context · capabilities
128K context · Code, Reasoning · benchmark 8.5/10
DeepSeek-R1 cost per 1K, 1M and 10M tokens
Standard on-demand USD rates. Input assumes prompt tokens; output assumes generated tokens.
| Volume | Input cost | Output cost | Total (1:1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1K tokens | $0.0006 | $0.0022 | $0.0027 |
| 1M tokens | $0.55 | $2.19 | $2.74 |
| 10M tokens | $5.50 | $21.90 | $27.40 |
DeepSeek-R1 monthly cost calculator
$1.65
per month for 1M in + 500K out
$19.74
per year
Need to weigh it against other models? Use the full cross-provider calculator.
DeepSeek-R1 vs o3 vs Claude Sonnet 4 vs Gemini 2.5 Pro
DeepSeek-R1 ranks #1 of 4 by blended per-million-token price in this comparison. Lower input + output is cheaper.
| Model | Input $/M | Output $/M | In+Out | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YOUDeepSeek-R1DeepSeek | $0.55 | $2.19 | $2.74 | 128K |
| Gemini 2.5 ProGoogle | $1.25 | $10.00 | $11.25 | 1M |
| Claude Sonnet 4Anthropic | $3.00 | $15.00 | $18.00 | 200K |
| o3OpenAI | $10.00 | $40.00 | $50.00 | 200K |
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DeepSeek-R1 pricing FAQ
How much does DeepSeek-R1 cost?
DeepSeek-R1 is priced at $0.55 per million input tokens and $2.19 per million output tokens on DeepSeek. At a typical 2:1 input-to-output ratio, that works out to roughly $1.10 per million blended tokens. Context window is 128K.
Is DeepSeek-R1 cheaper than o3?
Yes — DeepSeek-R1 is cheaper. Its blended input+output rate ($2.74/M) undercuts o3 ($50.00/M) by about 95%. On input alone DeepSeek-R1 is $0.55/M vs $10.00/M; on output $2.19/M vs $40.00/M.
Does DeepSeek-R1 support prompt caching?
No. DeepSeek-R1 does not currently publish a discounted cached-input rate, so all input is billed at the standard $0.55/M. If your workload is cache-heavy, consider o3 or another model that supports prompt caching.
Can I use DeepSeek-R1 with the Batch API?
No published batch discount is available for DeepSeek-R1. For non-latency-sensitive workloads, compare against o3 or another model that offers a batch tier.