Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct vs DeepSeek: R1 — API Pricing Comparison
Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct is 87% cheaper than DeepSeek: R1 at the same token volume. Data as of 2026-02-27.
Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct
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Total /1M tokens
$0.420Input $0.100 · Output $0.320
Context: 131K tokens
Full details →Context: 131K tokens
DeepSeek: R1
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Total /1M tokens
$3.200Input $0.700 · Output $2.500
Context: 64K tokens
Full details →Context: 64K tokens
Monthly Cost Comparison
| Monthly usage | Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | DeepSeek: R1 | Savings with Meta: Llama 3.3 70B Instruct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens/month | $0.42 | $3.20 | $2.78 |
| 10M tokens/month | $4.20 | $32.00 | $27.80 |
| 100M tokens/month | $42.00 | $320.00 | $278.00 |
| 1B tokens/month | $420.00 | $3,200.00 | $2,780.00 |
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