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DeepSeek: R1 0528 API Pricing

DeepSeek: R1 0528 is an API model from deepseek. It costs $0.5 per 1M input tokens and $2.15 per 1M output tokens, with cached input at $0.35. Its context window is 163,840 tokens with up to 32,768 output tokens. A workload of 10M input + 2M output tokens costs about $9.3 per month.
Input
$0.5
per 1M tokens
Output
$2.15
per 1M tokens
Cached input
$0.35
per 1M tokens
Context window
163K
163,840 tokens
Blended (80/20)
$0.83
per 1M tokens

May 28th update to the [original DeepSeek R1](/deepseek/deepseek-r1) Performance on par with [OpenAI o1](/openai/o1), but open-sourced and with fully open reasoning tokens. It's 671B parameters in size, with 37B active...

How much does DeepSeek: R1 0528 cost for a real workload?

At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month, DeepSeek: R1 0528 costs about $9.3 ($5 input + $4.3 output). Try your own volumes in the cost calculator.

What are cheaper alternatives to DeepSeek: R1 0528?

Compare DeepSeek: R1 0528 with other models

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Frequently asked questions

How much does DeepSeek: R1 0528 cost?

DeepSeek: R1 0528 costs $0.5 per 1M input tokens and $2.15 per 1M output tokens (list price, snapshot October 21, 2026). At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month that is about $9.3.

What is the context window of DeepSeek: R1 0528?

DeepSeek: R1 0528 has a context window of 163,840 tokens and can return up to 32,768 output tokens per response.

What are cheaper alternatives to DeepSeek: R1 0528?

Cheaper models include DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 ($0.66 in / $1.98 out), OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini (batch) ($0.375 in / $2.25 out), Z.ai: GLM 4.7 ($0.54 in / $1.98 out). See the full list on this page.

Is DeepSeek: R1 0528 free to use?

No. DeepSeek: R1 0528 is a paid model at $0.5 input / $2.15 output per 1M tokens. 20 free models are listed on the free models page.

Provider: deepseek · Model ID: deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528 · Modality: text->text · Price snapshot October 21, 2026, refreshed daily. How we collect prices