Is Phi-4-mini-reasoning or DeepSeek-R1 cheaper?

Phi-4-mini-reasoning and DeepSeek-R1 have comparable output pricing.

Which has the larger context window, Phi-4-mini-reasoning or DeepSeek-R1?

Phi-4-mini-reasoning has the larger context window (128K tokens).

Phi-4-mini-reasoning vs DeepSeek-R1

Both have similar output pricing, while Phi-4-mini-reasoning offers a larger context window. Choose Phi-4-mini-reasoning or DeepSeek-R1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Phi-4-mini-reasoning	DeepSeek-R1
Provider	GitHub Models	GitHub Models
Input / 1M tokens	$0.00	$0.00
Output / 1M tokens	$0.00	$0.00
Context window	128K	66K
Parameters	—	671B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Dec 2024	Jan 2025

Phi-4-mini-reasoning details →DeepSeek-R1 details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.