DeepSeek-R1-0528 pricing & specs
DeepSeek · released 2025-05-28 · ● verified 2026-10-23
DeepSeek-R1-0528 is a DeepSeek model released on 2025-05-28. At $0.50 per million input tokens and $2.15 per million output tokens, its blended price of $0.9125 per 1M tokens is lower than 49% of the 182 models we track. It offers text input, a 163.8K-token context window, built-in reasoning, tool calling and structured output. Its weights are open, and it is available from 2 tracked hosting providers.
Ranked #10 of 13 in Cheapest DeepSeek Models.
// price history ($/1M tokens)
// cheaper or similar alternatives
| model | in | out | ctx | vs DeepSeek-R1-0528 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 E2B IT | $0.04 | $0.08 | 131.1K | −94.5% |
| Qwen3.7 Flash | $0.03 | $0.13 | 1M | −94% |
| GPT OSS 20B | $0.03 | $0.14 | 131.1K | −93.7% |
| GPT OSS 120B | $0.037 | $0.17 | 131.1K | −92.3% |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | $0.06 | $0.18 | 1.05M | −90.1% |
// price by host
| host | in $/1M | out $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| DeepInfra | $0.50 | $2.15 |
| Novita AI | $0.70 | $2.50 |
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// faq
How much does DeepSeek-R1-0528 cost?
DeepSeek-R1-0528 costs $0.50 per million input tokens and $2.15 per million output tokens (cheapest tracked host: DeepInfra). At 50M input and 10M output tokens per month that is about $46.50.
What is the context window of DeepSeek-R1-0528?
163.8K tokens, with up to 64K output tokens per request.
Does DeepSeek-R1-0528 support prompt caching?
Yes. Cached input tokens cost $0.35 per million.
What are cheaper alternatives to DeepSeek-R1-0528?
Gemma 4 E2B IT ($0.04 in / $0.08 out), Qwen3.7 Flash ($0.03 in / $0.13 out), GPT OSS 20B ($0.03 in / $0.14 out) offer the same input types and capabilities for less.
Is DeepSeek-R1-0528 open weights?
Yes. It is available from 2 tracked hosts; the cheapest is DeepInfra at $0.50 input and $2.15 output per million tokens.
// spec sheet
- input / 1M
- $0.50
- output / 1M
- $2.15
- cache read / 1M
- $0.35
- blended (3:1)
- $0.9125
- context
- 163.8K
- max output
- 64K
- input types
- text
- reasoning
- yes
- tool calling
- yes
- structured output
- yes
- open weights
- yes
- knowledge cutoff
- 2024-07
- price source
- DeepInfra
// cost calculator
| model | in $/1M | out $/1M | = monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 E2B IT | $0.04 | $0.08 | $2.80 |
| Qwen3.7 Flash | $0.03 | $0.13 | $2.80 |
| GPT OSS 20B | $0.03 | $0.14 | $2.90 |
| DeepSeek-R1-0528 | $0.50 | $2.15 | $46.50 |
Base-tier list prices. Long-context tiers, caching and batch discounts are not included.