DeepSeek: DeepSeek R1

Name: DeepSeek R1 API
Brand: Deepseek

deprecated

DeepSeek R1 is available through Everstack's OpenAI-compatible gateway with routing, fallback, retries, and observability.

deepseek-r1deepseek-reasoning

Provider Quick start

Context

64K

tokens

Max output

8.2K

tokens

Input

$2.00

per 1M

Output

$8.00

per 1M

Activity

Daily period usage

Aggregated managed Everstack traffic. Buckets below 5 tenants or 100 requests are withheld.

Providers

ProviderContextInput /MOutput /M

Pricing

Item	Price	Unit
Input	$2.00	per 1M tokens
Output	$8.00	per 1M tokens

Performance

Reliability

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Capabilities

Modalities

Input

Output

Details

Model ID: deepseek-r1
Family: deepseek-reasoning
Status: deprecated
Knowledge: -
Released: -

Gateway Config

API: v1
Auth: DEEPSEEK_API_KEY
Discovery: static
Provider type: static

Quick Start

index.ts

import Everstack from "@everstack/node";const client = new Everstack({  apiKey: process.env.EVERSTACK_API_KEY!,  baseUrl: "https://{instance}.{region}.everstack.ai",});const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({  model: "@deepseek/deepseek-r1",  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Explain vector cache routing." }],});console.log(completion.choices[0]?.message?.content);

Endpoint

Base URL

https://api.deepseek.com

Chat completions

https://api.deepseek.com/chat/completions

Model

deepseek-r1

Auth env

DEEPSEEK_API_KEY

DeepSeek R1 FAQ

How much does the DeepSeek R1 API cost?

Through DeepSeek, DeepSeek R1 costs $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $8.00 per 1M output tokens. The lowest input price in the catalog is $0.70 per 1M tokens on OpenRouter.

What is the context window of DeepSeek R1?

DeepSeek R1 accepts up to 64K tokens of context and returns up to 8.2K output tokens on DeepSeek.

Which providers offer DeepSeek R1?

DeepSeek R1 is available from OpenRouter and DeepSeek. Everstack can route between them with automatic fallback when one is unavailable.

What can DeepSeek R1 do?

DeepSeek R1 supports chat and function calling. It accepts text input.

How do I call DeepSeek R1 through Everstack?

Point any OpenAI-compatible SDK at your Everstack gateway and set the model to @deepseek/deepseek-r1. Everstack adds retries, provider fallback, caching, per-tenant budgets and OpenTelemetry traces for every request.