R1 0528 vs R1 Distill Llama 70B
Input price
$0.50
$0.70
Output price
$2.15
$0.80
Context window
164K
131K
Throughput
162 tok/s
152 tok/s
Availability
99.9%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.002
$0.002
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
DEEPSEEK-R1-05
DEEPSEEK-R1-DI
Chat assistant
$408.00
$306.00
RAG / long context
$793.50
$912.00
Agent / tool use
$1,134
$792.00
Efficiency score: R1 0528
Across price, speed and reliability, R1 0528 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is R1 0528 or R1 Distill Llama 70B cheaper?+
R1 0528 has the lower input price — $0.50 vs $0.70 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, R1 0528 or R1 Distill Llama 70B?+
Across price, speed and reliability, R1 0528 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.