DeepSeek R1 API Benchmarks, Pricing & Provider Data
Compare DeepSeek R1 with another model
Choose a model to open its comparison page.
DeepSeek R1 benchmark, API pricing, and provider data cover 743 API providers, with prices starting at $0.0034/request. DeepSeek R1 free API options are available from 7 providers. The page also shows measured API speed and first-token latency.
DeepSeek R1 is a reasoning-focused language model in the DeepSeek series, designed for complex reasoning, problem-solving, and analytical tasks.
Category Performance
Observed-capability estimates with uncertainty reported separately from independent benchmark families.
- Coverage
- 6 / 8
- Methodology
- V3.0
#1Math57Estimated2/4 Measured dimensions
#2Reasoning50.2RatedGlobal rank #403/4 Measured dimensions
#3Coding49.7Provisional1/4 Measured dimensions
#4Knowledge44.7Provisional1/4 Measured dimensions
#5Instruction following43.3Provisional1/4 Measured dimensions
#6Agents41.2Provisional1/4 Measured dimensions
Specifications
Input and output token limits for this model, plus how it ranks on long-context understanding.
Features
Technical Details
- Input
- Output
- Released
- May 2025
- Knowledge cutoff
- 2024-07-31
- Tokenizer
- DeepSeek
- Architecture
- text->text
- Instruct type
- deepseek-r1
- Moderated
- No
- Supported parameters
- frequency_penaltyinclude_reasoningmax_tokenspresence_penaltyreasoningrepetition_penaltyresponse_formatseedstopstructured_outputstemperaturetool_choicetoolstop_ktop_p
Rankings
Excels at
Falls behind in
Detailed scores
Updated: Sep 1, 2026Pricing
undefined metric} other undefined metrics}}
Input price$1.35/M#131 / 181Output price$3.00/M#98 / 181
Pricing
undefined metric} other undefined metrics}}
Agents
V3.0undefined metric} other undefined metrics}} · Provisional
Score41.280% interval25.2–57.21/4 Measured dimensionsΤ²-bench results36.5#71 / 82
Agents
V3.0undefined metric} other undefined metrics}} · Provisional
Coding
V3.0undefined metric} other undefined metrics}} · Provisional
Score49.780% interval35.7–63.61/4 Measured dimensionsLiveCodeBench77.0%#22 / 115SciCode40.3%#82 / 206
Coding
V3.0undefined metric} other undefined metrics}} · Provisional
Reasoning
V3.0undefined metric} other undefined metrics}} · Rated
Score50.2#4080% interval41.5–58.93/4 Measured dimensionsMMLU-Pro84.4%#32 / 129GPQA81.3%#88 / 213
Reasoning
V3.0undefined metric} other undefined metrics}} · Rated
Knowledge
V3.0undefined metric} other undefined metrics}} · Provisional
Score44.780% interval28.7–60.71/4 Measured dimensionsArtificial Analysis Intelligence Index20.4#84 / 111AA-GPQA Diamond81.3#69 / 108
Knowledge
V3.0undefined metric} other undefined metrics}} · Provisional
Math
V3.0undefined metric} other undefined metrics}} · Estimated
Score5780% interval45.2–68.82/4 Measured dimensionsAIME89.3%#4 / 68MATH-50098.3%#6 / 73
Math
V3.0undefined metric} other undefined metrics}} · Estimated
Multilingual
V3.0undefined metric} other undefined metrics}} · No data
No data80% interval30.8–69.20/4 Measured dimensions
Multilingual
V3.0undefined metric} other undefined metrics}} · No data
Multimodal
V3.0undefined metric} other undefined metrics}} · No data
No data80% interval30.8–69.20/4 Measured dimensions
Multimodal
V3.0undefined metric} other undefined metrics}} · No data
Instruction following
V3.0undefined metric} other undefined metrics}} · Provisional
Score43.380% interval27.3–59.31/4 Measured dimensionsAA-IFBench39.6#69 / 84
Instruction following
V3.0undefined metric} other undefined metrics}} · Provisional
OpenRouter endpoints
1 endpointsThird-party OpenRouter endpoint data, shown separately from LMSpeed measurements. Some 30-minute live performance fields only appear after syncing with an OpenRouter API key.
| Provider endpoint | Input | Output | 1d uptime | 30m latency | 30m throughput | Context / output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Novita novita/fp8 | $0.700/M | $2.50/M | 100.0% | — | — | undefined tokens / undefined tokens |
Pricing Comparison
Compare DeepSeek R1 API pricing across 736 providers. Prices range from $0.0034/request to $95.45/M. 乐天图书馆 offers the lowest rate at $0.0034/request. 7 providers offer free API credits or a free tier.
| Provider | Health | Model Variant | Group | Input ($/M) | Output ($/M) | Speed (t/s) | First token | Audit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L1 100% | deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 | default | $6.00/M | $24.00/M | 103.7 t/s | 2.24 s | — | |
L1 100% | deepseek-r1 | default | $0.050/request | - | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | Ascend/DeepSeek-R1 | default | -33%$0.900/M | $3.60/M | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | Azure/DeepSeek-R1 | default | $3.00/M | $12.00/M | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | deepseek-r1-0528 | default | $6.00/M | $24.00/M | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | ocoolAI/DeepSeek-R1 | default | $3.90/M | $15.60/M | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | DeepSeek-R1 | default | $6.00/M | $24.00/M | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | deepseek-r1-250528 | default | -80%$0.274/M | -63%$1.10/M | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | deepseek-r1-0528 | default | -80%$0.274/M | -63%$1.10/M | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | deepseek-r1-250120 | default | -80%$0.274/M | -63%$1.10/M | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | deepseek-r1 | default | -80%$0.274/M | -63%$1.10/M | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | deepseek-r1-2025-01-20 | default | -80%$0.274/M | -63%$1.10/M | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | deepseek-r1 | default | -59%$0.548/M | -27%$2.19/M | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 | deepseek_domestic_3rd_party_02 | -92%$0.110/M | -85%$0.438/M | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | deepseek-r1-0528 | default | -59%$0.548/M | -27%$2.19/M | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | deepseek-r1-250120 | default | -59%$0.548/M | -27%$2.19/M | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | deepseek-r1-250528 | default | -59%$0.548/M | -27%$2.19/M | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | siliconflow/deepseek-r1-0528 | default | $10.27/M | $10.27/M | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | deepseek-r1-2025-01-20 | default | -59%$0.548/M | -27%$2.19/M | — | — | — | |
L1 100% | deepseek-r1-250528 | default | -59%$0.548/M | -27%$2.19/M | — | — | — |
Alternatives & Similar Models
DeepSeek V3
deepseek-v3
DeepSeek V3 is DeepSeek flagship MoE language model with 671B total parameters, delivering strong performance in reasoning, coding, and multilingual tasks at competitive inference cost.
DeepSeek V3.2
deepseek-v3-2
DeepSeek V3.2 is an upgraded V3-series MoE model with stronger reasoning, coding, and math performance, widely available through OpenAI-compatible API relays.
Kimi K2.5
kimi-k2-5
Moonshot Kimi K2.5 is an open-weight multimodal agent model with native vision and text input, strong coding performance, and a 256K context window.
DeepSeek V4 Flash
deepseek-v4-flash
DeepSeek V4 Flash is a fast, cost-efficient language model in the DeepSeek V4 family, optimized for low-latency chat, coding assistance, and high-throughput API workloads while retaining strong reasoning quality.
GLM-5
glm-5
Zhipu GLM-5 is Zhipu flagship GLM series model with enhanced reasoning, agent capabilities, and strong performance on Chinese enterprise and coding scenarios.
DeepSeek V4 Pro
deepseek-v4-pro
DeepSeek V4 Pro is the professional-tier DeepSeek V4 model, targeting frontier reasoning, coding, and agent workflows with maximum capability.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What benchmark data does DeepSeek R1 include?
- LMSpeed shows DeepSeek R1 benchmark context, API price, output speed, first-token latency, and provider data across 743 providers when those signals are available.
- What is the DeepSeek R1 API price?
- DeepSeek R1 has pricing from 743 providers, ranging from $0.0034/request to $95.45/M. 乐天图书馆 has the lowest listed price.
- What does the DeepSeek R1 API pricing table include?
- The DeepSeek R1 API pricing table compares 743 providers by input price, output price, free tier status, speed, first-token latency, and recent health data when available.
- Which provider has the cheapest DeepSeek R1 API pricing?
- 乐天图书馆 currently has the lowest listed DeepSeek R1 price at $0.0034/request across 743 providers.
- Can I compare DeepSeek R1 API price and speed together?
- Yes. LMSpeed shows DeepSeek R1 API price, output speed, first-token latency, and provider health on the same page so you can compare cost and performance together.
- Is DeepSeek R1 API free?
- Yes, DeepSeek R1 free API options are available through 7 providerundefined other undefined} on LMSpeed, including 兔子API, 兔子API, 兔子API, 兔子API, 兔子API. These providers offer free API credits or a free tier with no per-token charges.
- Where can I get DeepSeek R1 free API access?
- LMSpeed currently lists 7 free API providerundefined other undefined} for DeepSeek R1: 兔子API, 兔子API, 兔子API, 兔子API, 兔子API. Check each provider row before using it because free tier limits can change.