DeepSeek-R1
As of Oct 4, 2026, the cheapest DeepSeek-R1 API price is $0.4 per 1M input tokens (NanoGPT) and $1.7 per 1M output tokens (NanoGPT). DeepSeek-R1 is offered by 16 providers in the deepseek-thinking family, open weights, reasoning enabled. One provider lists it as a free-tier offer.
API pricing by provider
Metered per-token prices. Cheapest input and output are highlighted; † marks a context-tier surcharge. How prices are ranked.
| Provider | 1M input | 1M output | 1M cache read | 1M cache write | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NanoGPTopen | Cheapest$0.4 | Cheapest$1.7 | $0.2 | — | 128k |
| D.Run (China)open | $0.55 | $2.2 | — | — | 131k |
| Alibaba (China) | $0.574 | $2.294 | — | — | 131k |
| Eden AIopen | $0.7 | $2.4 | — | — | 164k |
| Hugging Faceopen | $0.7 | $2.5 | — | — | 64k |
| Kilo Gatewayopen | $0.7 | $2.5 | — | — | 64k |
| OpenRouteropen | $0.7 | $2.5 | — | — | 64k |
| Meliousopen | $0.6955 | $2.7821 | $0.1855 | — | 164k |
| Amazon Bedrockopen | $1.35 | $5.4 | — | — | 128k |
| Amazon Bedrockusopen | $1.35 | $5.4 | — | — | 128k |
| Merge Gatewayopen | $1.35 | $5.4 | — | — | 164k |
| Vercel AI Gatewayopen | $1.35 | $5.4 | — | — | 128k |
| IO.NETopen | $2 | $8.75 | $1 | $4 | 128k |
| Abacusopen | $3 | $7 | — | — | 128k |
| iFlowfree | free | free | — | — | 128k |
DeepSeek-R1 pricing FAQ
What is the cheapest DeepSeek-R1 API?
As of Oct 4, 2026, NanoGPT has the lowest DeepSeek-R1 output price at $1.7 per 1M tokens, and NanoGPT has the lowest input price at $0.4 per 1M tokens. Prices are metered per-token rates in USD; free tiers and subscription plans are excluded.
How many providers offer DeepSeek-R1?
16 providers list DeepSeek-R1 on Sovyron; 14 of them sell it at a metered per-token price.
Is DeepSeek-R1 free?
1 provider(s) list a free-tier offer: iFlow. Free tiers usually have rate limits.
What is the context window of DeepSeek-R1?
DeepSeek-R1 supports a 164k-token context window and up to 41k output tokens.