deepseek-r1-0528 vs o3-mini
Input price
$0.45
$1.10
Output price
$2.15
$4.40
Context window
66K
200K
Throughput
162 tok/s
138 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
98.0%
Cost / task
$0.002
$0.004
Efficiency score
88
88
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
DEEPSEEK-R1-05
O3-MINI
Chat assistant
$393.00
$858.00
RAG / long context
$733.50
$1,716
Agent / tool use
$1,098
$2,376
Efficiency score: deepseek-r1-0528
Across price, speed and reliability, deepseek-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 deepseek-r1-0528 or o3-mini cheaper?+
deepseek-r1-0528 has the lower input price — $0.45 vs $1.10 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, deepseek-r1-0528 or o3-mini?+
Across price, speed and reliability, deepseek-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.