R1 Distill Llama 70B pricing
R1 Distill Llama 70B from DeepSeek costs $0.800 per 1M input tokens and $0.800 per 1M output tokens. Context window 8,192 tokens.
API id deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b · DeepSeek · source · updated 2026-08-11
$0.800
Input / 1M tokens
$0.800
Output / 1M tokens
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Cached input / 1M
8K
Context window
What R1 Distill Llama 70B costs in practice
| Workload | Input tokens | Output tokens | Estimated cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short chat turn | 1,000 | 500 | $0.0012 |
| Document summary | 50,000 | 2,000 | $0.04 |
| 1M tokens in, 200K out | 1,000,000 | 200,000 | $0.96 |
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 Distill Llama 70B cost per 1M tokens?
- R1 Distill Llama 70B costs $0.800 per 1M input tokens and $0.800 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier.
- What is R1 Distill Llama 70B's context window?
- R1 Distill Llama 70B accepts up to 8,192 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 8,192 output tokens.
- Is there a cheaper DeepSeek model than R1 Distill Llama 70B?
- Yes. DeepSeek V3 is $0.257 per 1M input tokens versus $0.800 for R1 Distill Llama 70B, with a 163,840 token context window.
- Where does this R1 Distill Llama 70B 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.