| Usage Level | o3 Mini | DeepSeek R1 Reasoner | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light (100 calls/day) | $4.29 | $0.67 | Save $3.62 with DeepSeek R1 Reasoner |
| Medium (1K calls/day) | $79.20 | $11.76 | Save $67.44 with DeepSeek R1 Reasoner |
| Heavy (10K calls/day) | $990.00 | $147.00 | Save $843.00 with DeepSeek R1 Reasoner |
| Enterprise (100K/day) | $11,880.00 | $1,764.00 | Save $10,116.00 with DeepSeek R1 Reasoner |
DeepSeek R1 Reasoner is 87% cheaper overall. o3 Mini costs $1.1/M input vs DeepSeek R1 Reasoner at $0.28/M input.
At 800 input + 400 output tokens per call: o3 Mini costs $26.40 and DeepSeek R1 Reasoner costs $3.92.
With a proxy like Tokonomics, switching is a one-line config change. Route different features to different models and track costs per model automatically.