API PRICES
DeepSeek · DeepSeek-R1
Provider prices, cheapest first
DeepSeek · DeepSeek-R1 official price: not yet recorded. Cheapest inference provider: OpenRouter, input 0.7, output 2.5 USD per million tokens. Cheapest relay: aws.baby, group "Alibaba Cloud selected special offers [machine translation] (on site: 阿里云精选特惠)" 0.5 USD_CREDIT per million total tokens (credit price, not cash, observed 2026-10-16). 61 sites have comparable prices; 101 sites list this model.Relay blended price uses 75% input and 25% output.
Price ranges per million tokens
Inference provider cash prices · Lowest 1.15 · median 1.15 · highest 1.15 · 1 quotes USD / per million tokens
Relay USD credit prices · Lowest 0.5 · median 7 · highest 70 · 132 quotes USD / per million tokens, site credit
Relay CNY credit prices · Lowest 0.92 · median 7 · highest 19.6 · 18 quotes CNY / per million tokens, site credit
Official prices are the vendor's cash prices. Inference providers also list cash prices and can be compared directly. Relays list prices in site credit; what you actually pay depends on each site's top-up rate, so they cannot be compared with official prices directly.
Inference providers
| Provider | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Unit | Observed | Conditions and source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter · Aggregator | 0.7 | 2.5 | — | — | USD / 1M tokens | Official source |
Unit: USD credits per 1M tokens. These are site-credit prices; actual cost depends on each site’s top-up rate.
Price range: lowest 0.5 · median 7 · highest 70 (132 quotes, USD credits per million total tokens)
Relays
Prices below are in site credit, not cash.
| # | Provider | Plan / conditions | Input ↑USD credits / 1M | Output USD credits / 1M | Cache readUSD credits / 1M | BlendedUSD credits / 1M | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 20 | api.supxh.xinAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 8 plans | image Name on site: deepseek-r1 image Operator pending verification | 1.35 | 5.4 | — | 2.3625Median price ÷ this price: 3× | Full prices and sources |
| 20 | api.supxh.xinAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 8 plans | Unlimited concurrency [machine translation]Group on site: 不限并发 Name on site: deepseek-r1 Unlimited concurrency [machine translation]Original: 不限并发 Operator pending verification | 1.35 | 5.4 | — | 2.3625Median price ÷ this price: 3× | Full prices and sources |
| 28 | go.sbgpt.siteAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 8 plans | deepseek-0.4 Name on site: deepseek-r1 deepseek-0.4 rate multiplier [machine translation]Original: deepseek-0.4倍率 Operator pending verification | 1.6 | 6.4 | — | 2.8Median price ÷ this price: 2.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 28 | kelaiapi.ccAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | vip_ch Name on site: deepseek-r1 Chinese mixed models [machine translation]Original: 国产混合模型 Operator pending verification | 1.6 | 6.4 | 0.32 | 2.8Median price ÷ this price: 2.5× | Full prices and sources |
| 30 | api.hopeai.ccAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 1 plans | default Name on site: deepseek-r1 Default group [machine translation]Original: 默认分组 Operator pending verification | 1.65 | 1.65 | — | 1.65Median price ÷ this price: 4.2× | Full prices and sources |
| 31 | go.sbgpt.siteAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 8 plans | az-3 Name on site: deepseek-r1 az no moderation all models-0.48x rate multiplier [machine translation]Original: az无审核全模型-0.48倍率 Operator pending verification | 1.92 | 7.68 | — | 3.36Median price ÷ this price: 2.1× | Full prices and sources |
| 31 | go.sbgpt.siteAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 8 plans | No moderation az-0.4x rate multiplier [machine translation]Group on site: 无审核az-0.4倍率 Name on site: deepseek-r1 No moderation AZ, no o1-0.48x rate multiplier [machine translation]Original: 无审核AZ无o1-0.48倍率 Operator pending verification | 1.92 | 7.68 | — | 3.36Median price ÷ this price: 2.1× | Full prices and sources |
| 33 | api.aabao.topAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 2 plans 1 more site of the same companyBasis: identical quotes, same status-page name, logo or server address. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | DeepSeek-2 Name on site: deepseek-r1 Self-deployed channel (0.5x rate multiplier) [machine translation]Original: 自部署渠道（0.5倍率） Operator pending verification | 2 | 8 | — | 3.5Median price ÷ this price: 2× | Full prices and sources |
| 33 | api.ai-gaochao.cnAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 19 plans | guo_chan Name on site: deepseek-r1 guo_chan Operator pending verification | 2 | 8 | 0.5 | 3.5Median price ÷ this price: 2× | Full prices and sources |
| 33 | chatfire.cnAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 2 plans | cn Name on site: deepseek-r1 -50% & Chinese large models kimi/qwen/deepseek/glm/hy etc. [machine translation]Original: -50%&国产大模型kimi/qwen/deepseek/glm/hy等 Operator pending verification | 2 | 8 | — | 3.5Median price ÷ this price: 2× | Full prices and sources |
| 33 | hk.apitoken.aiAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 4 plans | bi bi Operator pending verification | 2 | 8 | — | 3.5Median price ÷ this price: 2× | Full prices and sources |
| 33 | hk.apitoken.aiAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 4 plans | deepseek deepseek Operator pending verification | 2 | 8 | — | 3.5Median price ÷ this price: 2× | Full prices and sources |
| 33 | hk.apitoken.aiAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 4 plans | default Default group [machine translation]Original: 默认分组 Operator pending verification | 2 | 8 | — | 3.5Median price ÷ this price: 2× | Full prices and sources |
| 33 | hk.apitoken.aiAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 4 plans | Domestic (Chinese) models [machine translation]Group on site: 国内模型 Domestic (Chinese) models [machine translation]Original: 国内模型 Operator pending verification | 2 | 8 | — | 3.5Median price ÷ this price: 2× | Full prices and sources |
| 33 | api.aabao.vipAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 2 plans 1 more site of the same company
Basis: identical quotes, same status-page name, logo or server address. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | DeepSeek-2 Name on site: deepseek-r1 Self-deployed channel (0.5x rate multiplier) [machine translation]Original: 自部署渠道（0.5倍率） Operator pending verification | 2 | 8 | — | 3.5Median price ÷ this price: 2× | Full prices and sources |
| 41 | go.sbgpt.siteAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 8 plans | No moderation az-2 [machine translation]Group on site: 无审核az-2 Name on site: deepseek-r1 No-moderation AZ, moderated o1-0.58x rate multiplier [machine translation]Original: 无审核AZ有审核o1-0.58倍率 Operator pending verification | 2.32 | 9.28 | — | 4.06Median price ÷ this price: 1.7× | Full prices and sources |
| 42 | api.xhuoai.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 6 plans | deepseek Name on site: deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 Deepseek stable channel, Chinese model, strong coding ability, very high value for money, 60% of list price, rate multiplier 0.6 [machine translation]Original: Deepseek稳定渠道，国产模型，代码能力强，性价比极高，6折，倍率0.6 Operator pending verification | 2.4 | 9.6 | — | 4.2Median price ÷ this price: 1.7× | Full prices and sources |
| 42 | api.xhuoai.comAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 6 plans | deepseek Name on site: deepseek-r1 Deepseek stable channel, Chinese model, strong coding ability, very high value for money, 60% of list price, rate multiplier 0.6 [machine translation]Original: Deepseek稳定渠道，国产模型，代码能力强，性价比极高，6折，倍率0.6 Operator pending verification | 2.4 | 9.6 | — | 4.2Median price ÷ this price: 1.7× | Full prices and sources |
| 42 | go.sbgpt.siteAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 8 plans | No moderation AZ [machine translation]Group on site: 无审核AZ Name on site: deepseek-r1 No moderation AZ-0.6x rate multiplier [machine translation]Original: 无审核AZ-0.6倍率 Operator pending verification | 2.4 | 9.6 | — | 4.2Median price ÷ this price: 1.7× | Full prices and sources |
| 42 | zen-ai.topAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 3 plans | deepseek Name on site: deepseek-r1 deepseek group, official 6-zhe (60% of original price) [machine translation]Original: deepseek分组, 官方6折 Operator pending verification | 2.4 | 9.6 | — | 4.2Median price ÷ this price: 1.7× | Full prices and sources |
| 46 | ai.comfly.orgAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 2 plans 1 more site of the same companyBasis: identical quotes. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | Chinese models special price [machine translation]Group on site: 国产特价 Name on site: deepseek-r1 Chinese models special price [machine translation]Original: 国产特价 Operator pending verification | 2.8 | 11.2 | — | 4.9Median price ÷ this price: 1.4× | Full prices and sources |
| 46 | api.bltcy.aiAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 2 plans 2 more sites of the same companyBasis: identical quotes, same status-page name, logo or server address. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | Chinese models special price [machine translation]Group on site: 国产特价 Name on site: deepseek-r1 Chinese models special price [machine translation]Original: 国产特价 Operator pending verification | 2.8 | 11.2 | — | 4.9Median price ÷ this price: 1.4× | Full prices and sources |
| 46 | apilio.aiAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 2 plans 1 more site of the same companyBasis: identical homepage assets, identical quotes, same status-page name, logo or server address. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | Chinese models special price [machine translation]Group on site: 国产特价 Name on site: deepseek-r1 Chinese models special price [machine translation]Original: 国产特价 Operator pending verification | 2.8 | 11.2 | — | 4.9Median price ÷ this price: 1.4× | Full prices and sources |
| 46 | ai.t8star.orgAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 2 plans 1 more site of the same company
Basis: identical quotes. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | Chinese models special price [machine translation]Group on site: 国产特价 Name on site: deepseek-r1 Chinese models special price [machine translation]Original: 国产特价 Operator pending verification | 2.8 | 11.2 | — | 4.9Median price ÷ this price: 1.4× | Full prices and sources |
| 46 | api.apilio.aiAsk or discussCollected: Collected this cycle View 2 plans 1 more site of the same company
Basis: identical homepage assets, identical quotes, same status-page name, logo or server address. Counted as one company in the ranking; this is not a legal finding. | Chinese models special price [machine translation]Group on site: 国产特价 Name on site: deepseek-r1 Chinese models special price [machine translation]Original: 国产特价 Operator pending verification | 2.8 | 11.2 | — | 4.9Median price ÷ this price: 1.4× | Full prices and sources |
Related variants · 14 rows · not ranked
These are special editions of the model (thinking, max, search, batch, long context, free, etc.). They are priced differently from the base model, so they are listed separately and not ranked. Names that only add an effort level such as low, high or nothinking are compared with the base model.
- deepseek-r1-searching (-searching · search or tool): 9 rows
- deepseek-r1-search (-search · search or tool): 5 rows
- api.xhuoai.com · deepseek · deepseek-r1-search · Input 2.4 / Output 9.6 USD credits / 1M
- api.xhuoai.com · deepseek · deepseek-r1-searching · Input 2.4 / Output 9.6 USD credits / 1M
- api.xhuoai.com · default · deepseek-r1-searching · Input 4 / Output 16 USD credits / 1M
- api.xhuoai.com · default · deepseek-r1-search · Input 4 / Output 16 USD credits / 1M
- api.xistree.hk · default · deepseek-r1-search · Input 4 / Output 16 USD credits / 1M
- api.xistree.hk · default · deepseek-r1-searching · Input 4 / Output 16 USD credits / 1M
- xinsuanai.com · default · deepseek-r1-searching · Input 4 / Output 16 USD credits / 1M
- zen-ai.top · default · deepseek-r1-searching · Input 4 / Output 16 USD credits / 1M
- hohoapi.com · default · deepseek-r1-search · Input 5.2 / Output 20.8 USD credits / 1M
- xinsuanai.com · vip · deepseek-r1-searching · Input 12 / Output 48 USD credits / 1M
How this ranking works
All per-token prices: 97,455 prices from 871 sites (about 765 companies). 89,631 are ranked, from 861 sites (about 755 companies); 7,824 more are listed separately and not ranked. Prices collected up to 2026-10-17.
This model has 332 recorded prices; 186 can be compared directly (167 ranked, 19 listed separately). Not comparable yet: price not parsed yet 97, ratio looks unset 13, billed per request or another unit 9, tiered by rules (see Tiered prices) 9, display unit not confirmed 8, scope of the official doc price not confirmed 8
137 recent · 8 stale (older than 10 days, or not updated by this refresh) · 0 unverified timestamps. Minimum and median only count recent paid prices; older prices stay in the table. 0 zero-valued pairs are separately unverified, without proof of free eligibility. Timing does not verify payment, upstream identity or quality.
Prices are converted to site credits using each site’s published ratio. What you actually pay depends on its top-up rate. Input, output and cache prices in each row come from the same plan. Several sites run by the same company take one place in the ranking: its cheapest plan, with the other sites listed under it. We judge “same company” by identical prices, status pages or homepage code; this is not a legal finding. To see every site’s prices, choose “All plans” or filter by provider.
“Self-declared unofficial channel” means the plan name itself says “reverse-engineered” or similar. We have not verified their source or quality. Minimum and median only count regular plans.
Sources not accepted this cycle and reasons
FAQ
Which API is cheapest for DeepSeek · DeepSeek-R1?
aws.baby, group "阿里云精选特惠 (Alibaba Cloud selected special offers)", 0.5 USD credit per million total tokens, observed 2026-10-16. 61 sites have comparable prices.
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