DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B API Pricing
DeepSeek · released 2025-01-20
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B price
0.070¢ / 1K
0.110¢ / 1K
0.080¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.068¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.335¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0361 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0232 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $20.40 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.70) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $1.10).
Benchmarks
#335 of 547
#123 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.04 |
| Llama 3.1 Instruct 8B | 6.9 | $0.043 |
| Sarvam 30B (High) | 6.6 | $0.047 |
| Granite 4.2 3B | 9.1 | $0.052 |
| Mistral Small 3 | 6.7 | $0.058 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B | 8.1 | — |
| Qwen2.5 Max | 8.0 | — |
| Claude 3.5 Sonnet (Oct '24) | 7.9 | $6.00 |
| DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B | 7.9 | $0.80 |
| Gemini 1.5 Pro (Sep '24) | 7.9 | — |
| Hermes 4 - Llama-3.1 70B (Reasoning) | 7.9 | — |
| Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct | 7.9 | $0.412 |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B See DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B on the leaderboard
Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-10-15
FAQ
Who develops DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B?
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B is developed by DeepSeek, released 2025-01-20.
How much does DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B cost per million tokens?
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B costs $0.70 per 1M input tokens and $1.10 per 1M output tokens ($0.80 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
What is the DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B API price?
The DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B API price is $0.70 per 1M input tokens and $1.10 per 1M output tokens ($0.80 per 1M blended).
How much does DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.068¢ on DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B, at $0.70/1M input and $1.10/1M output.
Is DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B free?
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B's official API list price is $0.70 per 1M input tokens and $1.10 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 Distill Llama 70B rank on benchmarks?
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B scores 7.9 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #335 of 547 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B?
Yes — Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (8.9) at $0.04/1M blended, versus $0.80/1M for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-10-15.