DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) API Pricing
DeepSeek · released 2025-01-20
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DeepSeek R1 price
0.200¢ / 1K
0.400¢ / 1K
0.250¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.22¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | $0.0100 |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.1040 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0680 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $66.00 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $2.00) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $4.00).
Benchmarks
#243 of 547
#126 of 195
#94 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.04 |
| Granite 4.2 3B | 9.1 | $0.052 |
| Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) | 13.1 | $0.06 |
| Sarvam 105B (High) | 8.8 | $0.074 |
| NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.088 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| gpt-oss-120b (High) | 11.6 | $0.26 |
| K2 Think V2 | 11.5 | — |
| LongCat Flash Lite | 11.5 | — |
| DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) | 11.4 | $2.50 |
| HyperCLOVA X SEED Think (32B) | 11.4 | — |
| o1-preview | 11.4 | $28.875 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast (Non-reasoning) | 11.3 | — |
More from DeepSeek
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Max) | 39.5 | $0.525 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Max) | 36.0 | $1.98 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Max) | 34.8 | $0.66 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Max) | 34.3 | $0.66 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Max) | 30.4 | $0.544 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (High) | 24.4 | $0.142 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning) | 21.5 | $0.315 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Reasoning) | 16.6 | $0.315 |
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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-10-15
FAQ
Who develops DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)?
DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) is developed by DeepSeek, released 2025-01-20.
How much does DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) cost per million tokens?
DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) costs $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $4.00 per 1M output tokens ($2.50 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
What is the DeepSeek R1 API price?
The DeepSeek R1 API price is $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $4.00 per 1M output tokens ($2.50 per 1M blended).
How much does DeepSeek R1 cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.22¢ on DeepSeek R1, at $2.00/1M input and $4.00/1M output.
Is DeepSeek R1 free?
DeepSeek R1's official API list price is $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $4.00 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check DeepSeek's site for those.
How does DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) rank on benchmarks?
DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) scores 11.4 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #243 of 547 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25)?
Yes — Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (8.9) at $0.04/1M blended, versus $2.50/1M for DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25).
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for DeepSeek R1 (Jan '25) comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-10-15.