Intelligence
20
score
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) scores 20 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, …
vs class avg: 25
DeepSeek•Open weights•May 28, 2025
DeepSeek R1 0528
Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Source:Artificial Analysis scrapeType:Open weights
Input Price
$1.35
/ 1M tokens
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) costs $1.35 per 1M input tokens (at the higher end, median: $0. …
Output Price
$4.20
/ 1M tokens
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) costs $1.35 per 1M input tokens (at the higher end, median: $0. …
Speed
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Latency
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Decision Overview
Ethen's intelligence-driven routing assessment for this model
Overall verdict
Strong general-purpose model
Suitable for most production tasks, but high-volume or repetitive work should still be compared against cheaper routes.
Best for
- Code generation
- Content analysis
- Structured extraction
- Customer-facing chat
- High-value tasks where quality outweighs cost
Weak or unsuitable
- Extremely long-context tasks
- Ultra-low-latency requirements
- Routine high-volume generation
- Simple extraction or labeling
Routing recommendation
1
Cheaper routes for predictable extraction, labeling, or summarization
2
Cache-backed reuse for repeated prompts
Cost pressure
Premium pricing — $1.35 / M input, $4.20 / M output. Use cheaper routes for repetitive or low-risk work.
Model-fit matrix
Use this model where capability pays for itself; route away where volume, latency, or budget dominate.
| Use case | Fit | Reason | Routing note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complex reasoning & agentic workflows | Strong | Intelligence score 20 supports capable reasoning, but very hard tasks may benefit from higher-tier models. | Good for most complex tasks; consider a frontier model for the hardest 10%. |
| Cost-sensitive pipelines | Moderate | Output pricing at $4.20 is premium. Route high-volume simple tasks to cheaper alternatives. | Use only for high-value tasks; route simple queries to budget models. |
Cost pressure
HighPricing is premium — input $1.35, output $4.20. This model is expensive for high-volume or output-heavy workloads.
Cheaper substitutes
- Lower-cost models for repetitive or high-volume work
- Cache-backed reuse for repeated prompts
Route away when
- Output-heavy tasks
- High-frequency chat at scale
- Simple queries that cheaper models handle well
Highlights
Key benchmark results at a glance.
Intelligence
Intelligence position
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) scores 20 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 25).
Speed
Speed position
Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Higher throughput supports faster interactive use.
Context, Cost & Pricing
Price/value position
Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Pricing is premium — input $1.35, output $4.20. This model is expensive for high-volume or output-heavy workloads.
Intelligence & Quality
Benchmark scores and quality indices measuring model capability.
AA-Omniscience Index
AA-Omniscience Index (higher is better) measures knowledge reliability and hallucination. It rewards correct answers, penalizes hallucinations, and has no penalty for refusing to answer. Scores range from -100 to 100, where 0 means as many correct as incorrect answers, and negative scores mean more incorrect than correct. · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Bars intentionally show many models at once so the page feels like a benchmark report rather than a dashboard.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.1 incorporates 9 evaluations: GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, Terminal-Bench v2.1, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Artificial Analysis Openness Index: Score
Openness Index assesses model openness on a 0 to 100 normalized scale (higher is more open) · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
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Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Speed & Throughput
Output tokens per second and generation throughput.
Speed
Output tokens per second · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Speed should be read together with latency and cost; fast output does not always mean better user-perceived performance.
Context, Cost & Pricing
Context window size, cost per task, and token pricing.
Context Window
Context window: tokens limit · Higher is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Larger context windows enable complex multi-turn tasks but may increase latency and cost for long inputs.
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Cost per Task
Weighted average cost (USD) per Intelligence Index task · Lower is better · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Cost (USD) to run all evaluations in the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Higher values indicate stronger overall capability. Bars show how models compare on composite intelligence metrics.
Ethen Gateway should route away from this model when the task is simple, repetitive, or likely to generate many output tokens.
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output
Price (USD per M Tokens) · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Bars intentionally show many models at once so the page feels like a benchmark report rather than a dashboard.
Architecture & Scale
Model size, parameters, and architectural details.
Model Size: Total and Active Parameters
Comparison between total model parameters and parameters active during inference · Evaluation results measured independently by Artificial Analysis
Source and methodology are summarized below
Chart source and provenance are listed in Methodology & sources below.
Larger models generally perform better but cost more to serve. Active parameter count matters for inference efficiency.
Specifications
Technical Specifications
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) scores 20 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 25). DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) costs $1.35 per 1M input tokens (at the higher end, median: $0.59) and $4.20 per 1M output tokens (at the higher end, median: $2.20), based on the median across providers serving the model.
DeepSeek R1 0528
- Model type
- Open weights
- Reasoning
- Yes
- Input modalities
- DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) supports text input.
- Output modalities
- DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) supports text output.
- Context window
- 130k tokens
- Open weights / source
- Yes, DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.
- Parameters
- DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) has 685 billion parameters (37 billion active).
- Active parameters
- DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) is a Mixture of Experts (MoE) model with 685 billion total parameters, but only 37 billion active parameters are used during inference.
- License
- DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) is released under the MIT license. This license allows commercial use.
- API availability
- Yes, DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) is available via API through 6 providers.
Methodology & Provenance
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Frequently Asked Questions
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) was released on May 28, 2025.
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) was created by DeepSeek.
DeepSeek R1 0528 (May '25) scores 20 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 25).