DeepSeek R1 Zero
DeepSeek R1 Zero is a released long context model with open-source and 128k context; evaluate it while provider pricing coverage matures.
Use it for
- Teams evaluating long context
- Workloads that can use a 128k context window
Do not use it for
- Cost-sensitive launches that need sourced token pricing
- Vision or document-understanding workloads
- Strict JSON or tool-calling flows
- Family
- DeepSeek R1
- Released
- 2025-01-20
- Context
- 128k
- Parameters
- 671B, 37B Active
- Architecture
- Mixture of Experts
- Specialization
- general
- Openness
- Open source
- License
- MITOSI-approvedCommercial use: permitted
- Weights
- Available
- Code
- Unknown
- Training
- Multi-stage
No tracked provider token pricing is available yet.
About
DeepSeek R1 Zero is DeepSeek's DeepSeek R1 model with an optional reasoning mode. It offers a 128K-token context window with weights openly available for self-hosting.
DeepSeek R1 Zero is an open-source model in the DeepSeek R1 family. The structured metadata tracks a 128k-token context window and reasoning. No headline benchmark score is tracked for DeepSeek R1 Zero yet.
Top use-case fit
Long context
Included by capability and metadata signals in the decision map.
Provider price ladder
No tracked provider token pricing is available for this model yet.
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 Zero?
DeepSeek R1 Zero has a context window of 128k tokens.
When was DeepSeek R1 Zero released?
DeepSeek R1 Zero was released on 2025-01-20.