GPT-4o vs DeepSeek R1 API Price Comparison

Prices updated: ·146 quotes

As of : GPT-4o has an official price of $2.5000/1M tokens; the other has no official direct pricing yet. Via relay providers, the lowest GPT-4o rate is $0.0828 (PoloAPI) and DeepSeek R1 is $0.0228 (TreeRouter). Context windows: GPT-4o 131K, DeepSeek R1 128K. GPT-4o supports image input. 146 provider quotes tracked (GPT-4o: 76, DeepSeek R1: 70), updated daily.
GPT-4oMid-tier
Official
$2.5000
/ 1M tokens
Best Price
$0.0828
/ 1M tokens
76 providers · 131K Context · 👁 Vision
DeepSeek R1Mid-tier
Lowest
$0.0228
/ 1M tokens
70 providers · 128K Context
At the best relay price, DeepSeek R1 is ~72% cheaper.

Price Comparison

GPT-4oDeepSeek R1
Official input / 1M tokens$2.5000
Official output / 1M tokens$10.0000
Cheapest input / 1M tokens$0.0828$0.0228
Cheapest output / 1M tokens$0.0517$0.0900
providers7670
Context131K128K
Vision

GPT-4o — All Providers

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ProviderInput / 1MAPI
Official
Azure OpenAIOfficial🌐Manual
$2.5000
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Relay / Aggregator
PoloAPIRelayLowest🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0828
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TreeRouterRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.1034
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RunAPIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.1379
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ProAI APIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.1793
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EasyRouterRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.3448
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UiUiAPIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信VisaMCLive
$0.3448
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DeepSeek R1 — All Providers

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ProviderInput / 1MAPI
Relay / Aggregator
TreeRouterRelayLowest🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.0228
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RunAPIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.0505
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Novita AIRelay🌐VisaMCLive
$0.0600
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LaoZhang APIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.0690
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302.AIRelay🇨🇳支付宝VisaMCLive
$0.0700
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PoloAPIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.1379
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, GPT-4o or DeepSeek R1?

Official pricing for these two models cannot be directly compared. See the live provider tables below.

What context window do GPT-4o and DeepSeek R1 support?

GPT-4o has a 131K token context window; DeepSeek R1 has 128K tokens.

Do GPT-4o and DeepSeek R1 support image input?

GPT-4o supports image input; DeepSeek R1 does not support image input.

What is the cheapest way to access GPT-4o or DeepSeek R1?

GPT-4o's lowest input price is $0.0828/1M tokens (PoloAPI). DeepSeek R1's is $0.0228/1M tokens (TreeRouter). Relay providers typically offer lower prices with different SLA terms.

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