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DeepSeek R1
DeepSeek
For a balance of quality and cost, DeepSeek R1 is the pick for chatbot / assistant — about $0.0015 per request, or $29.20/mo at 20,000 / month. It outranks DeepSeek V3.2 on capability for this kind of work.
Per request
$0.0015
At your volume
$29.20/mo
What it excels at: Chain-of-thought reasoning competitive with closed flagship models on math and logic benchmarks, at open-weight pricing.
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DeepSeek V3.2$9.66/mo
Cheaper at $9.66/mo (67% less) — choose it if budget matters more than the edge in quality.
Based on a typical chatbot / assistant request (1,200 in + 400 out tokens) at vendor list rates. Adjust the numbers in the calculator.