deepseek-r1

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NixAPI price, from

Input$0.294
Output$1.176

USD per 1M tokens · via group Self-Deployed-1 · Official list price $0.5798 / $2.319Save 49%

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About deepseek-r1

deepseek-r1 is a deep-thinking model from DeepSeek. Reinforcement learning is applied extensively during post-training, dramatically improving reasoning with minimal labeled data. It matches OpenAI o1 on math, code, and natural language reasoning tasks. Automatically points to the latest version.

Price by routing group

Pick a group in the console when you create a key. Status is live from the router. Live status by group →

GroupGroup statusModel statusMultiplierInputOutputCache readCache write
Self-Deployed-1…×0.507$0.294$1.176——
Alibaba-1…×0.845$0.4899$1.96——
Self-Deployed-2…×0.845$0.4899$1.96——
Alibaba-2…×1.2675$0.7349$2.94——
Alibaba-3…×1.859$1.078$4.311——

USD per 1M tokens

Supported endpoints

openai

Call deepseek-r1 in one request

Works with the OpenAI SDK and any OpenAI-compatible client. Replace the key with your own.

curl https://api.nixapi.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $NIXAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek-r1",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

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Questions about deepseek-r1

How much does deepseek-r1 cost on NixAPI?

From $0.294 per 1M input tokens and $1.176 per 1M output tokens in the Self-Deployed-1 group, about 49% below the official list price. Prices are pay-as-you-go in USD with no monthly minimum.

How do I call deepseek-r1?

Point any OpenAI-compatible client at https://api.nixapi.com/v1, use your NixAPI key and set the model to "deepseek-r1".

Which routing groups serve deepseek-r1?

deepseek-r1 is available in 5 routing groups: Self-Deployed-1, Alibaba-1, Self-Deployed-2, Alibaba-2, Alibaba-3. The lowest price is in Self-Deployed-1.

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