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Deploy DeepSeek R1 Distill 7B as an OpenAI-compatible API

ModelDock launches Hugging Face models behind an OpenAI-compatible API. DeepSeek R1 Distill 7B (step-by-step reasoning in a small model) is a 7.6B-parameter model from DeepSeek, released under the mit license. Paste its link in the dashboard and Pilot deploys it as a free 15-minute test, then you call it with any OpenAI SDK.

DeepSeek R1 Distill 7B at a glance

Hugging Face repodeepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B
Made byDeepSeek
Parameters7.6B
Licensemit
Context length (config.json)131,072 tokens
Hugging Face downloads309K (as of 2026-10-25)
Typical GPU24 GB: L4 / RTX A5000 / RTX 4090
Output price per 1M tokens$1.44 – $2.29
Input price per 1M tokens$0.36 – $0.57
Start fee$0.025 – $0.040

// facts from the Hugging Face model page. GPU tier and prices are Pilot’s typical pick for 16-bit weights using the pricing formula, not a guarantee; Pilot makes the final choice at launch, and paid launches are opening soon.

Launch it in three steps

  1. Sign in with your litepod account and paste https://huggingface.co/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B in the dashboard.
  2. Pilot checks the model, picks a GPU and deploys it. Copy the model id and an API key when it is ready.
  3. Call it with the code below. The free test lasts 15 minutes or 25 requests.
Python (openai)
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.lab.litepod.io/v1", api_key="sk_modeldock_...")

reply = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="modeldock/<your-model-id>",  # shown in the dashboard after launching deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Qwen-7B
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(reply.choices[0].message.content)

More in the quickstart, OpenAI compatibility and limits. See pricing for every GPU tier.

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