Gemini 2.5 Pro vs DeepSeek R1 API Price Comparison

Prices updated: ·112 quotes

As of : Gemini 2.5 Pro has an official price of $1.2500/1M tokens; the other has no official direct pricing yet. Via relay providers, the lowest Gemini 2.5 Pro rate is $0.0517 (TreeRouter) and DeepSeek R1 is $0.0228 (TreeRouter). Context windows: Gemini 2.5 Pro 1000K, DeepSeek R1 128K. Gemini 2.5 Pro supports image input. 112 provider quotes tracked (Gemini 2.5 Pro: 42, DeepSeek R1: 70), updated daily.
Gemini 2.5 ProMid-tier
Official
$1.2500
/ 1M tokens
Best Price
$0.0517
/ 1M tokens
42 providers · 1000K Context · 👁 Vision
DeepSeek R1Mid-tier
Lowest
$0.0228
/ 1M tokens
70 providers · 128K Context
At the best relay price, DeepSeek R1 is ~56% cheaper.

Price Comparison

Gemini 2.5 ProDeepSeek R1
Official input / 1M tokens$1.2500
Official output / 1M tokens$10.0000
Cheapest input / 1M tokens$0.0517$0.0228
Cheapest output / 1M tokens$0.4138$0.0900
providers4270
Context1000K128K
Vision

Gemini 2.5 Pro — All Providers

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ProviderInput / 1MAPI
Official
Google Vertex AIOfficial🌐VisaMCGCP👁Manual
$1.2500
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Google AIOfficial🌐VisaMCGCP👁Live
$1.2500
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Relay / Aggregator
TreeRouterRelayLowest🇨🇳支付宝微信⚠️ Unusually lowLive
$0.0517
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RunAPIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.0745
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ProAI APIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.1241
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PoloAPIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.1724
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PackyCodeRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.1724
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LaoZhang APIRelay🇨🇳支付宝微信Live
$0.1724
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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, Gemini 2.5 Pro or DeepSeek R1?

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

What context window do Gemini 2.5 Pro and DeepSeek R1 support?

Gemini 2.5 Pro has a 1000K token context window; DeepSeek R1 has 128K tokens.

Do Gemini 2.5 Pro and DeepSeek R1 support image input?

Gemini 2.5 Pro supports image input; DeepSeek R1 does not support image input.

What is the cheapest way to access Gemini 2.5 Pro or DeepSeek R1?

Gemini 2.5 Pro's lowest input price is $0.0517/1M tokens (TreeRouter). DeepSeek R1's is $0.0228/1M tokens (TreeRouter). Relay providers typically offer lower prices with different SLA terms.

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