Using DeepSeek R1 on Replicate API

Implementation guide · DeepSeek R1 · DeepSeek

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Replicate API exposes DeepSeek R1 through model ID deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.

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Quick Start

1
Create an account at Replicate API and generate an API key.
2
Use the Replicate API SDK or REST API to call deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1 — see the documentation for request format.
3
You'll be billed $3.75/1M input, $10.00/1M output tokens. See full pricing.

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Code Examples

Install

pip install replicate

API key

REPLICATE_API_TOKEN

Model ID

deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1

Replicate uses "owner/model-name" format (e.g. "meta/meta-llama-3-8b-instruct") for the latest version, or "owner/model-name:version-sha" to pin to a specific version. The REST endpoint splits owner and model-name into the path: /v1/models/{owner}/{model-name}/predictions.

import replicate

# reads REPLICATE_API_TOKEN from env
# deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1 format: "owner/model-name" (latest version) or "owner/model-name:version-hash"
output = replicate.run(
    "deepseek-ai/deepseek-r1",
    input={"prompt": "Hello"}
)
# Output is a list or generator depending on the model
print("".join(output))