DeepSeek: R1
Analysis Summary
DeepSeek: R1 sits in the Specialist tier on our leaderboard, ranked #112 of 523 published models on overall intelligence. At $0.700 input and $2.50 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market. It offers a mid-sized context window and supports tool use, function calling, and reasoning.
Editorial notes
DeepSeek R1 is a highly capable reasoning model with outstanding maths and coding benchmark scores, tool use support, and competitive pricing — offering exceptional value for technically demanding tasks. Businesses should be aware that provider accessibility and data residency considerations may apply depending on their compliance requirements.
Assessed April 23, 2026
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Performance Profile
DeepSeek R1 is here: Performance on par with OpenAI o1, but open-sourced and with fully open reasoning tokens. It's 671B parameters in size, with 37B active in an inference pass..
Capabilities
Architecture Detail
| Instruct Type | deepseek-r1 |
Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
Benchmark Scores
Intelligence
Technical
Content
Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
How does DeepSeek: R1 stack up?
Compare side-by-side with other specialist models.
Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.70 | $0.000700 |
| Output | $2.50 | $0.002500 |
Live Performance
Live endpoint metrics — refreshed every 30 minutes.
