R1
DeepSeek R1 — pricing, 64k context window, API cost calculator and alternatives.
By DeepSeek
Specs
- Provider
- DeepSeek
- Slug
- deepseek/deepseek-r1
- Capabilities
- tools
Pricing freshness
- Tier
- standard
- Currency
- USD
- As of
- 2026-05-08 17:08 UTC
Pricing history
Tracking R1 pricing since 2026-05-08. We'll plot the chart here once it changes.
Quickstart — call R1 from your app
curl https://api.deepseek.com/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $DEEPSEEK_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "deepseek-r1",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
}'Official docs: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/
# pip install openai
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.deepseek.com/v1",
api_key=os.environ["DEEPSEEK_API_KEY"],
)
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="deepseek-r1",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)Official docs: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/
// npm install openai
import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://api.deepseek.com/v1",
apiKey: process.env.DEEPSEEK_API_KEY,
});
const resp = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "deepseek-r1",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(resp.choices[0].message.content);Official docs: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/
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Frequently asked questions
What is R1?
R1 is a large language model API from DeepSeek with a 64k-token context window. It costs $0.7 per 1M input tokens and $2.5 per 1M output tokens.
How much does R1 cost?
R1 is priced at $0.7 per 1M input tokens and $2.5 per 1M output tokens via the DeepSeek API. A 50/50 input/output workload of 1M total tokens costs about $1.6.
What is the context window of R1?
R1 supports up to 64k tokens of context per request — roughly 128 pages of English text or 8000 lines of code at a typical density.
Does R1 support vision, tool use, or JSON mode?
R1 supports tool/function calling. It does not support image input (vision) and structured JSON mode.
Who makes R1?
R1 is built and operated by DeepSeek. Pricing, context window, and capabilities on this page are refreshed nightly from DeepSeek's public catalog.
Can I self-host R1?
R1 is API-only — its weights are not publicly distributed by DeepSeek, so it cannot be self-hosted today.