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DeepSeek R1: Improved Performance, Higher Limits, and Transparent Pricing

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Sharmichock
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Feb 26, 2025
On Jan 29, 2025, we introduced DeepSeek R1 in the model catalog in Azure AI Foundry, bringing one of the popular open-weight models to developers and enterprises looking for high-performance AI capab...
Updated Mar 07, 2025
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TawandaEwing
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Feb 28, 2025

Very excited to start using DeepSeek properly! However, it seems like the performance hasn't improved at all in the eastus region ☹️. Are there regions that will give better performance right now?