R1 0528 pricing
R1 0528 from DeepSeek costs $0.500 per 1M input tokens and $2.15 per 1M output tokens. Cached input is $0.350 per 1M. Context window 163,840 tokens.
API id deepseek-r1-0528 · DeepSeek · source · updated 2026-08-11
$0.500
Input / 1M tokens
$2.15
Output / 1M tokens
$0.350
Cached input / 1M
164K
Context window
What R1 0528 costs in practice
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat turn | 1,000 | 500 | $0.0016 |
| Document summary | 50,000 | 2,000 | $0.03 |
| 1M tokens in, 200K out | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | $0.93 |
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 0528 cost per 1M tokens?
- R1 0528 costs $0.500 per 1M input tokens and $2.15 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier. Cached input is $0.350 per 1M.
- What is R1 0528's context window?
- R1 0528 accepts up to 163,840 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 32,768 output tokens.
- Is there a cheaper DeepSeek model than R1 0528?
- Yes. DeepSeek V3 is $0.257 per 1M input tokens versus $0.500 for R1 0528, with a 163,840 token context window.
- Where does this R1 0528 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.