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DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B API Pricing

As of October 10, 2026, DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B costs $0.025 per 1M input tokens and $0.025 per 1M output tokens from Nscale, the lowest of 2 providers. It has a 131,072-token context window and returns up to 131,072 tokens per response.

By DeepSeekModel ID nscale/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8BPrices updated Checked
Input
$0.025 / 1M tokens
Output
$0.025 / 1M tokens
Context window
131,072 tokens
Max output
131,072 tokens
Providers
2
Added to LiteLLM
May 2025

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B pricing by provider

2 listings across 2 providers. Token prices are in US dollars per 1M tokens. The highlighted row is the price quoted above.

ProviderModel name in LiteLLMInputOutputContext
Nscalenscale/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B$0.025$0.025–
Fireworks AIfireworks_ai/accounts/fireworks/models/deepseek-r1-distill-llama-8b$0.20$0.20128K

What DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B costs in practice

1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each

Nscale$0.0625
Fireworks AI$0.50

100 long-document requests with 100,000 input and 2,000 output tokens each

Nscale$0.255
Fireworks AI$2.04

Use DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B with LiteLLM

Call DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/chat/completions. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.

Python SDK
from litellm import completion

response = completion(
    model="nscale/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
Proxy config.yaml
model_list:
  - model_name: deepseek-r1-distill-llama-8b
    litellm_params:
      model: nscale/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B
      # credentials: see the provider's LiteLLM docs page
Call the proxy
curl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
  -d '{
    "model": "deepseek-r1-distill-llama-8b",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B FAQ

How much does DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B cost?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B costs $0.025 per 1M input tokens and $0.025 per 1M output tokens from Nscale, the lowest of 2 providers.

What is the context window of DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B has a 131,072-token context window and returns up to 131,072 tokens per response.

Which providers offer DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B is available from 2 providers through LiteLLM: Nscale and Fireworks AI. The lowest price is on Nscale.

How do I call DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B with an OpenAI-compatible API?

Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="nscale/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-8B", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/chat/completions from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.

When did LiteLLM add DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B?

DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 8B was added to LiteLLM's model price file in May 2025.

Sources

Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request. Provider pricing pages:

LiteLLM docs: Nscale, Fireworks AI.

Provider pages: Nscale, Fireworks AI.