R1 pricing
R1 from DeepSeek costs $0.700 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens. Context window 163,840 tokens.
API id deepseek-r1 · DeepSeek · source · updated 2026-08-11
$0.700
Input / 1M tokens
$2.50
Output / 1M tokens
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Cached input / 1M
164K
Context window
What R1 costs in practice
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat turn | 1,000 | 500 | $0.0019 |
| Document summary | 50,000 | 2,000 | $0.04 |
| 1M tokens in, 200K out | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | $1.20 |
Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.
Common questions
- How much does R1 cost per 1M tokens?
- R1 costs $0.700 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier.
- What is R1's context window?
- R1 accepts up to 163,840 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 16,000 output tokens.
- Is there a cheaper DeepSeek model than R1?
- Yes. DeepSeek V3 is $0.257 per 1M input tokens versus $0.700 for R1, with a 163,840 token context window.
- Where does this R1 price come from?
- From the OpenRouter catalogue, because DeepSeek does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from DeepSeek's own — verify before committing spend.