Calculate the cost of using deepseek-r1 from Azure 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 Azure, one of 202 chat models they offer. It is priced at $1.35 per 1M input tokens and $5.40 per 1M output tokens, ranking 1940 out of 2661 chat models by cost and cheaper than 27% of models in this category. deepseek-r1 supports reasoning. 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 $1.35 per 1M input tokens and $5.40 per 1M output tokens, deepseek-r1 ranks 1940 out of 2661 chat models by input cost. It is more expensive compared to the median of $0.50 for chat models, and is cheaper than 27% of models in this category.
deepseek-r1 is one of 202 Azure chat models, with support for reasoning.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs deepseek-r1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| apac.anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5-20251001-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $1.10 | $5.50 | -19% |
| glm-5.2 | Cloudflare | $1.40 | $4.40 | +4% |
| qwen-max | Dashscope | $1.60 | $6.40 | +19% |
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No. deepseek-r1 costs $1.35 per 1M input tokens while apac.anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5-20251001-v1:0 costs $1.10 per 1M input tokens, making apac.anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5-20251001-v1:0 19% more affordable for input. However, deepseek-r1 may offer different capabilities or performance characteristics that justify the price difference.
deepseek-r1 input pricing is $1.35 per 1M tokens, which is 170% above the median of $0.50 for chat models. It ranks 1940 out of 2661 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 27% of models in this category. For output, it costs $5.40 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.44.
Among Azure's 202 chat models, deepseek-r1 ranks 99 by input cost.
The most comparable chat models to deepseek-r1 are: apac.anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5-20251001-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($1.10/1M input tokens); glm-5.2 from Cloudflare ($1.40/1M input tokens); qwen-max from Dashscope ($1.60/1M input tokens); eu.anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5-20251001-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($1.10/1M 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.
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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 $1.35 and generating 1M output tokens costs $5.40.