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 64,000 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 $0.320 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.

R1 pricing

DeepSeek R1 is here: Performance on par with OpenAI o1, but open-sourced and with fully open reasoning tokens. R1 from DeepSeek costs $0.700 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens. Context window 64,000 tokens.

API id deepseek-r1 · DeepSeek · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose

$0.700

Input / 1M tokens

$2.50

Output / 1M tokens

—

Cached input / 1M

64K

Context window

R1 specifications

Provider: DeepSeek
API id: deepseek-r1
Model type: general-purpose
Context window: 64K tokens
Max output: 16K tokens
Currency: USD
Price source: Provider API
Last checked: 2026-09-25

R1 across providers

The same model, priced by every seller we track. Ranked by the cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens, standard tier; savings measured against buying from the vendor directly.

Provider	Input /1M	Cached /1M	Output /1M	1M in + 1M out	vs vendor
DeepSeekVendorCheapestviewing	$0.700	—	$2.50	$3.20	—
OpenRouterHost	$0.700	—	$2.50	$3.20	—

What R1 costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
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 64,000 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 $0.320 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.

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