DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) API Pricing
DeepSeek · released 2025-05-28
Pricing
0.135¢ / 1K
0.300¢ / 1K
0.176¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.158¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.69¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0705 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0465 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $47.25 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $1.35) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $3.00).
Benchmarks
#200 of 533
#71 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) | 13.1 | $0.06 |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | 12.9 | $0.095 |
| Granite 4.2 8B | 11.1 | $0.107 |
| GPT-5 nano (high) | 13.0 | $0.138 |
| Gemma 4 12B (Reasoning) | 14.2 | $0.15 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3 VL 235B A22B (Reasoning) | 13.4 | $1.30 |
| EXAONE 4.5 33B | 13.2 | — |
| Command A+ | 13.1 | — |
| DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) | 13.1 | $1.763 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash (Reasoning) | 13.1 | $0.85 |
| Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) | 13.1 | $0.06 |
| GPT-5 nano (high) | 13.0 | $0.138 |
More from DeepSeek
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) | 39.5 | $0.525 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (Reasoning, Max Effort) | 36.0 | $1.98 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Reasoning, Max Effort) | 34.8 | $0.66 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Reasoning, Max Effort) | 34.3 | $0.66 |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro 0424 (Reasoning, Max Effort) | 30.4 | $0.544 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0420 (Reasoning, High Effort) | 26.0 | $0.168 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning) | 21.5 | $0.315 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Reasoning) | 16.6 | $0.315 |
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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22
FAQ
Who develops DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)?
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) is developed by DeepSeek, released 2025-05-28.
How much does DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) cost per million tokens?
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) costs $1.35 per 1M input tokens and $3.00 per 1M output tokens ($1.763 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
How does DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) rank on benchmarks?
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) scores 13.1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #200 of 533 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25)?
Yes — Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (13.1) at $0.06/1M blended, versus $1.763/1M for DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25).
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.