Is TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B or DeepSeek: R1 cheaper?

TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B is cheaper on output tokens ($0.43 vs $2.50 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B or DeepSeek: R1?

DeepSeek: R1 has the larger context window (64K tokens).

TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B vs DeepSeek: R1

TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B is cheaper on output tokens, while DeepSeek: R1 offers a larger context window. Choose TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B or DeepSeek: R1 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B	DeepSeek: R1
Provider	Kilo Gateway	Kilo Gateway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.17	$0.70
Output / 1M tokens	$0.43	$2.50
Context window	33K	64K
Parameters	—	671B
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Sep 2024	Jan 2025

TheDrummer: Rocinante 12B details →DeepSeek: R1 details →

FAQ

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