All models
Head to head
DeepSeek V4 Pro vs DeepSeek R1
Price, context, inputs and filters. No benchmarks theatre.
DeepSeek R1 costs 1.5× less per message.
DeepSeek V4 Pro holds 6.4× more context.
Fact
Made by
DeepSeek
DeepSeek
Content tier
Open
Open
Intelligence
Brilliant
Smart & Cheap
Estimated price per message
~2.2 credits≈ 45 messages for $1
~1.46 credits≈ 68 messages for $1
Context window
1M tokens≈ 1,613 pages of text in one go
164K tokens≈ 252 pages of text in one go
Reads
Text
Text
Writes
Text
Text
Tool use
Yes - search, memory, code and more
Yes - search, memory, code and more
Served via
OpenRouter, Unbottled AI
OpenRouter, Unbottled AI
Status
Current
Legacy
A typical message: 16K tokens in, 1.5K out. Short replies cost less. Models served via OpenRouter bill the real provider cost plus our markup, so actual charges vary. 1 credit = $0.01.