Is deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 or DeepSeek V4 Pro cheaper?

deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 is cheaper on output tokens ($2.18 vs $3.48 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 or DeepSeek V4 Pro?

DeepSeek V4 Pro has the larger context window (1M tokens).

deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro

deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 is cheaper on output tokens, while DeepSeek V4 Pro offers a larger context window. Choose deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 or DeepSeek V4 Pro based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1	DeepSeek V4 Pro
Provider	SiliconFlow	SiliconFlow
Input / 1M tokens	$0.50	$1.74
Output / 1M tokens	$2.18	$3.48
Context window	164K	1M
Parameters	671B	1.6T
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	May 2025	Apr 2026

deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1 details →DeepSeek V4 Pro details →

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