Compare DeepSeek: R1 (DeepSeek) and Doubao Seed 2.0 Code (Volcengine) by price, context, capabilities, and latency.
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Compare price, provider, context, capabilities, latency, and source basis.
| Model | Provider | Input | Output | Context | Capabilities | Best for | Latency | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek: R1deepseek/deepseek-r1 | DeepSeek | $0.7 / 1M tokens | $2.50 / 1M tokens | 163.8k | JSON modeLong contextReasoningStreaming | Chinese reasoning, math | 1800-6000ms | Catalog | OpenRouter if available |
| Doubao Seed 2.0 Codedoubao-seed-2-0-code | Volcengine | $0.463 / 1M tokens | $2.31 / 1M tokens | 256k | Tool callingJSON modeLong contextStreaming | agentic coding, repository-scale refactors | 1000-3200ms | Production | Platform curated |
FAQ
Doubao Seed 2.0 Code is cheaper ($0.463 / 1M tokens input / $2.31 / 1M tokens output) vs DeepSeek: R1 ($0.7 / 1M tokens input / $2.50 / 1M tokens output). Actual cost depends on your input/output token mix — estimate it with the pricing calculator.
Doubao Seed 2.0 Code is larger (256k tokens) vs 163.8k tokens.
Both target Chinese. Pick Doubao Seed 2.0 Code to optimize cost, or Doubao Seed 2.0 Code for the longer context window. Test both on real prompts before committing production traffic.