Calculate the cost of using DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B from Nscale for your AI applications
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DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B is a chat model from Nscale, one of 14 chat models they offer. It is priced at $0.09 per 1M input tokens and $0.09 per 1M output tokens, ranking 220 out of 2168 chat models by cost and cheaper than 89% of models in this category.
Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.
At $0.09 per 1M input tokens and $0.09 per 1M output tokens, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B ranks 220 out of 2168 chat models by input cost. It is more affordable compared to the median of $0.55 for chat models, and is cheaper than 89% of models in this category.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gpt-4.1-nano | Azure | $0.10 | $0.40 | +11% |
| gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14 | Azure | $0.10 | $0.40 | +11% |
| Phi-4-mini-instruct | Azure | $0.07 | $0.30 | -17% |
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Yes. DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B costs $0.09 per 1M input tokens compared to gpt-4.1-nano's $0.10 per 1M input tokens, making it 11% more affordable. Both are chat models and share support for vision, function calling, prompt caching, structured output.
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B input pricing is $0.09 per 1M tokens, which is 84% below the median of $0.55 for chat models. It ranks 220 out of 2168 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 89% of models in this category. For output, it costs $0.09 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.44.
Among Nscale's 14 chat models, DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B ranks 7 by input cost.
The most comparable chat models to DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B are: gpt-4.1-nano from Azure ($0.10/1M input tokens); gpt-4.1-nano-2025-04-14 from Azure ($0.10/1M input tokens); Phi-4-mini-instruct from Azure ($0.07/1M input tokens); Phi-4-multimodal-instruct from Azure ($0.08/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.
DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-1.5B is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $0.09 and generating 1M output tokens costs $0.09.
