deepseek-r2 pricing
deepseek-r2 costs $0.55 per 1M input tokens and $2.20 per 1M output tokens as of 2026-09-12. A workload of 10M input and 2M output tokens per month runs $9.90. The cheapest comparable alternative is glm-5.2 at $1.40 per 1M output tokens.
deepseek-r2 is priced at $0.55 per 1M input tokens and $2.20 per 1M output tokens, with roughly 300 ms to first token and about 45 tokens/sec output throughput.
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Price per 1M tokens
Input $0.55 · Output $2.20 · Output/input ratio 4.0x.
- 1M input + 1M output tokens: $2.75
- 10M input + 2M output tokens/month: $9.90
- 100M input + 20M output tokens/month: $99.00
Cheaper alternatives to deepseek-r2
Same workload, lower output price. Validate quality before switching.
- gpt-4.1-mini — $2.00/1M output (9% cheaper)
- mistral-medium-3 — $2.00/1M output (9% cheaper)
- gpt-4o-mini — $1.50/1M output (32% cheaper)
- glm-5.2 — $1.40/1M output (36% cheaper)
How much are you wasting on deepseek-r2?
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Frequently asked questions
How much does deepseek-r2 cost per million tokens?
$0.55 per 1M input tokens and $2.20 per 1M output tokens, as listed on 2026-09-12.
What does deepseek-r2 cost per month at typical usage?
At 10M input and 2M output tokens per month, deepseek-r2 costs about $9.90. At 100M input and 20M output tokens it costs about $99.00.
Is there a cheaper alternative to deepseek-r2?
Yes. gpt-4.1-mini at $2.00/1M output, mistral-medium-3 at $2.00/1M output, gpt-4o-mini at $1.50/1M output, glm-5.2 at $1.40/1M output. Validate quality on your own evaluation set before switching.
How fast is deepseek-r2?
Roughly 300 ms to first token and about 45 output tokens per second.