DeepSeek AIOpen-weight·66K context·671B params·MIT

DeepSeek R1deepseek/deepseek-r1

Name: DeepSeek R1 API
Brand: DeepSeek AI
Availability: InStock

DeepSeek R1 is an open-weight reasoning model in the o1-class trained with reinforcement learning. Exposes visible chain-of-thought with top-tier math and competitive-coding benchmarks. MIT licensed.

Cheapest blended:$0.96 / 1M tokenson DeepSeek · 2 providers listed

Pricing across providers

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Provider	Input /1M	Output /1M	Blended /1M	Latency p50	Format	Freshness	Action
DeepSeek deepseek-reasoner	$0.55	$2.19	$0.96	920ms	OpenAI-compatible	Verified 3d ago	Try →
Together.ai deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1	$3.00	$7.00	$4.00	350ms	OpenAI-compatible	Verified 3d ago	Try →

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Works with

Point any of these clients at a hosting's base URL — they all speak at least one of this model's endpoint protocols (OPENAI_COMPATIBLE).

Capabilities

reasoning
math
coding
chain_of_thought

Languages: en, zh

Benchmarks

MMLU5-shot · official · source
90.3%
HumanEval0-shot pass@1 · official · source
89.1%

Code samples

Example using DeepSeek — the cheapest hosting for this model as of last verification. Swap base_url and model to use a different provider from the matrix above.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    base_url="https://api.deepseek.com/v1",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepseek-reasoner",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Technical specs

Context: 66K
Max output: 8K
Parameters: 671B
Release: 2025-01-20
Training cutoff: 2024-10-01
License: MIT

Paper →Hugging Face →

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Frequently asked

How much does DeepSeek R1 cost?+

The cheapest public hosting is $0.96 per 1M blended tokens on DeepSeek. 2 total providers are listed above with per-input / per-output / cached pricing.

How do I access DeepSeek R1 from outside China?+

All hostings listed above support global access. The official API (e.g. api.deepseek.com, dashscope-intl.aliyuncs.com) accepts international credit cards and does not require a Chinese mobile number. For privacy-sensitive workloads, third-party aggregators like Together.ai host the model on US/EU infrastructure.

Is DeepSeek R1 open-source? Can I fine-tune it?+

Yes. DeepSeek R1 is open-weight under the MIT license. Weights are available on Hugging Face for local inference, fine-tuning, and commercial use (see license for specific terms).

Is DeepSeek R1 OpenAI-compatible?+

Most listed hostings expose an OpenAI-compatible API, so you can point an existing openai SDK client at the Provider's base_url and use the Provider's model name. See the Code Samples above for a copy-pasteable example.

What's the maximum context window for DeepSeek R1?+

The model supports up to 65,536 tokens of context (input + output). Some hosted versions may impose a smaller limit — check the "Context" column in the pricing matrix for each provider.