DeepSeek: R1 0528 pricing
May 28th update to the original DeepSeek R1 Performance on par with OpenAI o1, but open-sourced and with fully open reasoning tokens. DeepSeek: R1 0528 from OpenRouter 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/deepseek-r1-0528 · OpenRouter · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose
$0.500
Input / 1M tokens
$2.15
Output / 1M tokens
$0.350
Cached input / 1M
164K
Context window
DeepSeek: R1 0528 specifications
- Provider
- OpenRouter
- API id
deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528- Model type
- general-purpose
- Context window
- 164K tokens
- Max output
- 33K tokens
- Currency
- USD
- Price source
- Provider API
- Last checked
- 2026-09-25
Tags
- reasoning
R1 0528 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.500 | $0.350 | $2.15 | $2.65 | — | |
| $0.500 | $0.350 | $2.15 | $2.65 | — |
What DeepSeek: 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 DeepSeek: R1 0528 cost per 1M tokens?
- DeepSeek: 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 DeepSeek: R1 0528's context window?
- DeepSeek: 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 OpenRouter model than DeepSeek: R1 0528?
- Yes. MythoMax 13B is $0.080 per 1M input tokens versus $0.500 for DeepSeek: R1 0528, with a 8,192 token context window.
- Where does this DeepSeek: R1 0528 price come from?
- From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.
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