DeepSeek R1 Basic
DeepSeek R1 Basic is worth evaluating for long context when its provider route and context window match the workload.
Use it for
- Teams evaluating long context
- Workloads that can use a 160k context window
- Buyers comparing 1 tracked provider route
Do not use it for
- Vision or document-understanding workloads
- Strict JSON or tool-calling flows
- Family
- DeepSeek R1
- Released
- 2025-01-01
- Context
- 160k
- Parameters
- 671B
- Architecture
- Decoder Only
- Specialization
- general
- Openness
- Open source
- License
- MITOSI-approvedCommercial use: permitted
- Training
- Pretrained
Cheapest of 1 route · Fireworks AI
About
DeepSeek R1 Basic is DeepSeek's DeepSeek R1 model with an optional reasoning mode. It offers a 160K-token context window with weights openly available for self-hosting.
DeepSeek R1 Basic is an open-source model in the DeepSeek R1 family. The structured metadata tracks a 160k-token context window and reasoning. This page tracks provider routes through Fireworks AI, with the cheapest tracked route listed at $0.56 input and $1.68 output per 1M tokens. No headline benchmark score is tracked for DeepSeek R1 Basic yet.
Top use-case fit
Long context
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Provider price ladder
Compare API pricing across 1 providers for input and output tokens, batch, and cached reads when available.
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fireworks AI | $0.560 | $1.68 | Serverless |
Available via routers & gateways(1)
Capabilities
Benchmark peer barsfor Long context
No task-mapped benchmark peers are available for this model yet.
Migration checks
No linked migration route is available for this model yet.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of DeepSeek R1 Basic?
DeepSeek R1 Basic has a context window of 160k tokens.
How much does DeepSeek R1 Basic cost?
DeepSeek R1 Basic is available at $0.56/1M input tokens through Fireworks AI.
When was DeepSeek R1 Basic released?
DeepSeek R1 Basic was released on 2025-01-01.
Which providers offer DeepSeek R1 Basic?
DeepSeek R1 Basic is available from 1 provider: Fireworks AI.
Cheapest of 1 route · Fireworks AI