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deepseek-r1-0528

May 28th update to the [original DeepSeek R1](/deepseek/deepseek-r1) Performance on par with [OpenAI o1](/openai/o1), but open-sourced and with fully open reasoning tokens. It's 671B parameters in size, with 37B active...

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deepseek-r1-0528Version date 2025-05-28

Tokely price / 1M tokens

$1.59445input
$1.59445cached input
$6.3778output

USD · Published rate · Updated 2026-10-06

OpenRouter reference$0.5 input · $2.15 output / 1M tokensStandard listed rates · 2026-10-06

Context window

163,840tokens · model specification

Model max output

32,768tokens

First request

Available
curl https://tokely.me/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKELY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek-r1-0528",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
    "max_tokens": 256
  }'

Set TOKELY_API_KEY to your dashboard key. Requests require a funded Tokely balance. Base URL: https://tokely.me/v1.

Compare nearby prices

USD per million tokens. Compare price and context; these are not quality benchmarks.
ModelInputOutputContext
deepseek-r1-0528DeepSeek · this model$1.59445$6.3778163,840
deepseek-r1DeepSeek$1.59445$6.377864,000
MiniMax-M3MiniMax$1.65$6.61,048,576
glm-4.5ChatGLM$1.65$6.6131,072
glm-4.6ChatGLM$1.65$6.6204,800

Capabilities & limits

Provider
DeepSeek
API model ID
deepseek-r1-0528
Category
Text
Endpoints
POST /v1/chat/completions
Tokely max output
32,768 tokens / request, including reasoning tokens
Default output
256 tokens. Set an explicit limit for longer responses.
Request limits
256 KB JSON body · 128 messages · 32 function tools
Rate limit
60 requests / minute / account, across its keys
Supported input
Text messages and function tool results
Model modalities
text. Tokely currently accepts text input.

The context includes your instructions, conversation history, tool definitions and generated output. Keep the input and requested output within the model’s context window.

OpenRouter model reference

API reference

Authenticate with Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKELY_API_KEY. Use an OpenAI SDK with the Tokely base URL.

model
Required string: deepseek-r1-0528
messages
An array of system, developer, user, assistant and tool messages.
max_tokens
Optional integer, 1–32,768. Defaults to 256.
stream
Set true for Server-Sent Events (SSE).
reasoning_effort
Optional reasoning effort. Supported values depend on the model; omit to use its default.
tools
Function definitions executed by your application. Provider-hosted tools are not enabled.

The response contains choices with message or tool_calls, finish_reason, and usage (prompt_tokens, completion_tokens, total_tokens). Streaming sends chat completion chunks.

400 / 415
Invalid request, parameter, endpoint for this model, or content type.
401 / 403
Invalid, revoked or restricted API key.
402
Insufficient account balance or API key budget.
429
Request limit reached. Retry after the indicated delay.
502 / 503 / 504
Upstream failure, temporary service unavailability or request timeout.

Frequently asked questions

How much does deepseek-r1-0528 cost?

$1.59445 per million input tokens, $6.3778 per million output tokens and $1.59445 per million cached input tokens. Usage is charged to your Tokely balance.

Do I need a separate DeepSeek account?

Use your Tokely API key and balance. A separate provider key is not required.

How do I switch to this model?

Set model to deepseek-r1-0528 and use /v1/chat/completions. Keep your Tokely base URL and API key.

What is the context window?

163,840 tokens, including input and output. The Tokely request body and output limits listed above also apply.

Related versions

deepseek-r1DeepSeek