LLM Reference

DeepSeek R1 Zero

Released
2025-01-20
Last refreshed
2026-05-19
Status
Researched 60d ago
Open sourceCommercial use: permittedLong context

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
Specifications
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
Created by

Advancing artificial general intelligence (AGI).

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Founded 2023
Website
Pricing

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

Reasoning

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.