Calculate the cost of using deepseek-r1 from Vercel Ai Gateway for your AI applications
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Mode: Chat
Max: 128,000 tokens
Max: 8,192 tokens
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deepseek-r1 is a chat model from Vercel Ai Gateway, one of 95 chat models they offer. It is priced at $0.55 per 1M input tokens and $2.19 per 1M output tokens, ranking 1083 out of 2172 chat models by cost and cheaper than 50% of models in this category. It accepts up to 128K input tokens.
Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.
Use the maximum token limits shown above to understand the model's capacity. This model can handle up to 128,000 input tokens. The maximum output length is 8,192 tokens.
At $0.55 per 1M input tokens and $2.19 per 1M output tokens, deepseek-r1 ranks 1083 out of 2172 chat models by input cost. It is competitively priced compared to the median of $0.55 for chat models, and is cheaper than 50% of models in this category.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs deepseek-r1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ai21.jamba-instruct-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $0.50 | $0.70 | -9% |
| us.writer.palmyra-x5-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $0.60 | $6.00 | +9% |
| writer.palmyra-x5-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $0.60 | $6.00 | +9% |
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No. deepseek-r1 costs $0.55 per 1M input tokens while ai21.jamba-instruct-v1:0 costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens, making ai21.jamba-instruct-v1:0 9% more affordable for input. However, deepseek-r1 may offer different capabilities or performance characteristics that justify the price difference.
deepseek-r1 input pricing is $0.55 per 1M tokens, which is 0% at the median of $0.55 for chat models. It ranks 1083 out of 2172 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 50% of models in this category. For output, it costs $2.19 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.48.
Among Vercel Ai Gateway's 95 chat models, deepseek-r1 ranks 40 by input cost.
The most comparable chat models to deepseek-r1 are: ai21.jamba-instruct-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.50/1M input tokens); us.writer.palmyra-x5-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.60/1M input tokens); writer.palmyra-x5-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.60/1M input tokens); amazon.titan-text-premier-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.50/1M 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 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 $0.55 and generating 1M output tokens costs $2.19.
