DeepSeek-R1 Reasoning Cost: Math & Code Premium 2026

deepseek-r1 vs gpt-5-mini
Complete Comparison: 150,000 input tokens × 50,000 output tokens
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Complete comparison of pricing, performance, and capabilities for 2 leading AI models .

Comparison Criteria deepseek-r1
DeepSeek
gpt-5-mini
OpenAI
Input Parameters Applied
Input Tokens 150,000 150,000
Output Tokens 50,000 50,000
Calculation Results
Input Cost $0.082500 (rounded ~ 0.08) Best $0.750000 Worst
Output Cost $0.109500 Best $1.250000 Worst
Unit Cost (Audio/OCR) $0.000000 $0.000000
Service Fees $0.050000 $0.050000
Total Cost $0.242000 (rounded ~ 0.24) Best Value $2.050000 Most Expensive
Processing Time 28 minutes, 20.00 seconds Slowest 6 minutes, 48.00 seconds Fastest
Tokens per Second 120 Slowest 500 Fastest
Time to First Token 220ms Worst 200ms Best
Cost per 1K tokens $0.001210 (rounded ~ 0.00) Best $0.010250 Worst
Tokens per Dollar 826,446 Best Value 97,561 Worst Value
Cost per 1 Million Tokens
Input Cost / 1M (Base) $0.550000 Best $5.000000 Worst
Output Cost / 1M (Base) $2.190000 Best $25.000000 Worst
Input Cost / 1M (Optimized) $0.550000 Best
Optimizations: No optimizations applied
$5.000000 Worst
Optimizations: No optimizations applied
Output Cost / 1M (Optimized) $2.190000 Best
Optimizations: No optimizations applied
$25.000000 Worst
Optimizations: No optimizations applied
Capabilities
Caching Support ✓ Supported ✗ Not Supported
Batch API Support Available ✗ Not Supported
Fine-Tuning Mode Standard Standard
Research Mode Not Enabled Not Enabled
Thinking Enabled Not Enabled Not Enabled
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ℹ️ Note: Calculation represents bulk volume across multiple requests; single-request limit is 163,840 tokens.

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DeepSeek R1
DeepSeekMax Context: 163,840 tokens
Input: $0.550000 / 1M
Output: $2.190000 / 1M

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$0.242000Total Cost
$0.082500Input Cost
$0.109500Output Cost
$0.000000Unit Cost
$0.000000Search Cost
$0.000000Request Fee
$0.000000Tool Fee
$0.000000Code Execution
200,000Total Tokens
$0.001210Cost per 1K
826,446Tokens per $

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28m 20sProcessing Time
120Tokens/Second
220msTime to First Token
118Effective Speed

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🔄 Advanced Options

⚡ Optimization
0%
Flat fee per session (e.g., $0.03 for Code Interpreter)
Hourly storage fee for cached data (Pro: $4.50/1M/hr, Flash: $1.00/1M/hr)
First 50 hours free, $0.05/hour after (reset at 00:00 UTC)
🧠 Specialized Modes
Enable Thinking Mode (Google models)
Manual thinking tokens (billed at output rate, disabled by default)
Adaptive thinking token estimation for DeepSeek models
30% output surcharge (Vertex AI priority)
Billed at output rate × reasoning multiplier
Global 2x multiplier for priority processing
Enable Reasoning/Thinking Mode (DeepSeek R1, Grok Deep Reason)
Enable Agentic Swarm
🔧 Automated Service Fees
Enable for DeepSeek V4 ($0.01 per 1M tokens)
Enable code execution (adds $0.05 flat fee)
$0.01 per query (auto-applied based on Search Queries input)
🤖 xAI Agent Tools (Unified $5.00/1k)
Real-time X data access calls
Standard internet search calls
Python sandbox execution calls (overrides flat fee if set)
📚 xAI RAG Tools (Unified $2.50/1k)
File search tool access
Collections/RAG knowledge base access - aggregated with File Search at $2.50/1k
ℹ️ Updated xAI Tool Pricing: Agent tools (web, X, code) at $5.00/1k calls. RAG tools (collections, file) at $2.50/1k calls. Integer code_execution_calls overrides boolean.
🎤 Realtime Audio & Deep Research
Enable Deep Research ($2.00/$8.00 rates)
Session length for billing ($0.01 per minute, rounded up)
Active speech time within session
📄 Mistral AI - Unit-Based Options
Number of pages to process with OCR (tiered pricing auto-applied)
Enable HTML table reconstruction surcharge
Duration-based audio processing (not token-based)
Enable speaker diarization (Voxtral models only)
Enable context biasing (Voxtral models only)
🔬 Research & Citation
Enable research tier pricing ($2.00/$8.00 + $0.005/query)
Enable reasoning with 1,000 token floor ($0.015 min)
Fee per source cited when research mode is enabled
⚙️ Performance Tuning
Low = Fast
High = Creative
📊 Advanced Cost Breakdown
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deepseek-r1 DeepSeek

$0.242000 (rounded ~ 0.24)
Total Cost
⚠️ Note: Calculation represents bulk volume across multiple requests; single-request limit is 163,840 tokens.
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Vision/Images
✗ Not Available
🎧
Audio Processing
✗ Not Available
🎥
Video Analysis
✗ Not Available
🔧
Tool Usage
✗ Not Available
📄
OCR Support
✗ Not Available
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Batch API
✓ Available
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Caching
✓ Available
90% savings

💰 Total Cost Calculation

Base Cost (No Optimizations) $0.242000 (rounded ~ 0.24) Input: $0.082500 (rounded ~ 0.08)
Output: $0.109500
Optimized Cost $0.242000 (rounded ~ 0.24) Input: $0.082500 (rounded ~ 0.08)
Output: $0.109500
Unit: $0.000000
Fees: $0.050000

Advanced Cost Breakdown

💻 Code Execution
$0.050000
Flat fee per execution

Detailed Cost Analysis

For 150,000 input tokens and 50,000 output tokens:

  • Input Cost: $0.082500 (rounded ~ 0.08)
  • Output Cost: $0.109500
  • Unit Cost: $0.000000
  • Service Fees: $0.050000
  • Total Cost: $0.242000 (rounded ~ 0.24)
  • Cost per 1K tokens: $0.001210 (rounded ~ 0.00)
  • Tokens per dollar: 826,446 tokens
  • Context Window: 163840 tokens

Speed & Performance Analysis

With a processing speed of 120 tokens per second and 220ms time to first token:

  • Processing Time: 28 minutes, 20.00 seconds
  • Latency: 220 milliseconds to first token
  • Base Throughput: 120 tokens/second
  • Effective Throughput: 118 tokens/second

Best Use Cases

MathematicsCode optimizationReasoning

gpt-5-mini OpenAI

$2.050000
Total Cost
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Vision/Images
✗ Not Available
🎧
Audio Processing
✗ Not Available
🎥
Video Analysis
✗ Not Available
🔧
Tool Usage
✗ Not Available
📄
OCR Support
✗ Not Available
📊
Batch API
✗ Not Available
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Caching
✗ Not Available

💰 Total Cost Calculation

Base Cost (No Optimizations) $2.050000 Input: $0.750000
Output: $1.250000
Optimized Cost $2.050000 Input: $0.750000
Output: $1.250000
Unit: $0.000000
Fees: $0.050000

Advanced Cost Breakdown

💻 Code Execution
$0.050000
Flat fee per execution

Detailed Cost Analysis

For 150,000 input tokens and 50,000 output tokens:

  • Input Cost: $0.750000
  • Output Cost: $1.250000
  • Unit Cost: $0.000000
  • Service Fees: $0.050000
  • Total Cost: $2.050000
  • Cost per 1K tokens: $0.010250
  • Tokens per dollar: 97,561 tokens
  • Context Window: 400000 tokens

Speed & Performance Analysis

With a processing speed of 500 tokens per second and 200ms time to first token:

  • Processing Time: 6 minutes, 48.00 seconds
  • Latency: 200 milliseconds to first token
  • Base Throughput: 500 tokens/second
  • Effective Throughput: 490 tokens/second

Best Use Cases

MathematicsCode optimizationReasoning

Specialized Reasoning Economics

Analyzing costs for reasoning-focused models vs general-purpose alternatives.

Reasoning Premium

  • DeepSeek-R1: $1.35/1M input, $5.40/1M output
  • GPT-5 Mini: $0.25/1M input, $2/1M output
  • Reasoning speed: 380 tokens/sec vs 600
  • Accuracy premium: 15-30% improvement on math/code

Specialized Applications

Mathematical proofing, code optimization, scientific computing, engineering analysis.

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