DeepSeek: R1 - API in Egypt, billed in EGP

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DeepSeekdeepseek-r1

DeepSeek R1 is here: Performance on par with OpenAI o1, but open-sourced and with fully open reasoning tokens. It's 671B parameters in size, with 37B active in an inference pass

Modality

Chat

Context window

64K tokens

Max output

16K tokens

Region

US

Published

20 Aug 2026

Pricing

Input

38.68

EGP per 1M tokens

Output

138.13

EGP per 1M tokens

Monthly cost example

4,005.82 EGP

Illustrative estimate: 50M input + 15M output tokens per month at this model's catalog rates.

Use it via the API

DeepSeek: R1 works with any OpenAI-compatible SDK — point the base URL at https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1 and use your SovereignEG API key.

Run inference

OpenAI-compatible — POST /v1/chat/completions — drop-in for any OpenAI SDK.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepseek-r1",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "What are some fun things to do in Cairo?"}
    ],
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Frequently asked questions

How much does DeepSeek: R1 cost?

38.68 EGP per 1M input tokens; 138.13 EGP per 1M output tokens. Billing is metered per token in Egyptian pounds (EGP), with no minimum commitment.

What is the context window of DeepSeek: R1?

DeepSeek: R1 supports a context window of 64,000 tokens (64K), with up to 16,000 output tokens per response.

Where is DeepSeek: R1 hosted?

DeepSeek: R1 is served from US (US-hosted inference).

How do I use DeepSeek: R1 via the API?

DeepSeek: R1 is available through the OpenAI-compatible SovereignEG API: point your SDK's base URL at https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1 and call /v1/chat/completions with model "deepseek-r1" and your API key.