DeepSeek

DeepSeek R1

DeepSeek's reasoning model optimized for complex problem-solving. Competitive with o3 and GPT-5.2 Thinking at a fraction of the cost.

4.4/ 5.0
Free Tier
128K context
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Pricing

Free
Limited features
API Pricing
Input$0.55/1M tokens
Output$2.19/1M tokens

Ratings

Overall
4.4
Coding
4.5
Writing
4.0
Reasoning
4.7
Speed
4.0
Value
5.0

Pros

  • Exceptional value — reasoning at 1/30th the cost of GPT-5.2 Thinking
  • Strong math and logic performance
  • Chain-of-thought reasoning visible
  • Open-weight model (can self-host)
  • Off-peak discounts up to 75%

Cons

  • Slower than V3.2 for simple tasks
  • No vision/multimodal support
  • Writing quality not as refined
  • API rate limits can be restrictive

Best For

Math, logic puzzles, complex reasoning on a budget

Quick Info

Provider
DeepSeek
Version
1.0
Released
Jan 2025
Context
128K tokens

Features

Vision/Images
Audio
Video
PDF Processing
Code Generation
AI Agents

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