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  5. DeepSeek R1 0528vsPony Alpha
Updated Feb 2026

DeepSeek R1 0528vsPony Alpha

Pony Alpha has a larger context window than DeepSeek R1 0528 (200K tokens vs 164K tokens).

DeepSeek R1 0528 and Pony Alpha compared across 47 shared prompts
SpecDeepSeek R1 0528Pony Alpha
Input priceFreeFree
Output priceFreeFree
Context window164K tokens200K tokens
WeightsOpen—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedMay 2025Feb 2026
Our Verdict
DeepSeek R1 0528
DeepSeek R1 0528
Pony Alpha
Pony AlphaRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek R1 0528 has the edge: bigger model tier, major provider backing.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

DeepSeek R1 0528
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Pony Alpha
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Where to run it

4 hosts, cheapest first

DeepSeek R1 05284 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDeepInfrafp4$0.50 in·$2.15 out·164k·100% upSSiliconFlowfp8$0.50 in·$2.18 out·164k·99.3% upSStreamLake$0.57 in·$2.29 out·128k·99.3% upNNovitafp8$0.70 in·$2.50 out·164k·99.9% up
Pony Alpha

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
43%

DeepSeek R1 0528 uses 82.1x more emoji

DeepSeek R1 0528
Pony Alpha
59%Vocabulary52%
14wSentence Length15w
0.47Hedging0.40
5.1Bold5.9
3.6Lists4.4
0.82Emoji0.00
0.25Headings0.71
0.24Transitions0.23
Based on 20 + 20 text responses
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