DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B

by DeepSeek

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B is an 8-billion parameter model created by distilling the chain-of-thought of the larger DeepSeek R1 0528 into the Qwen3 8B base architecture, achieving state-of-the-art performance among open-source models on AIME 2024 while staying efficient for inference. The distillation transfers reasoning patterns from the 671B-scale parent, enabling strong reasoning at a fraction of the size and computational cost. Despite having only 8 billion parameters, it scores 86.0% on AIME 2024, surpassing Qwen3 8B by 10 percentage points and matching the performance of Qwen3-235B-thinking, demonstrating the effectiveness of distillation from a reasoning-specialized parent. With a 128K token context window and text-based reasoning focus, DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B offers an attractive balance of reasoning capability and efficiency for developers seeking advanced reasoning at a smaller scale. It is released under the MIT license.

Key info

Input
Output
Features
Context window
128K
Max output
32K
Input price
$0.06 /1M
Output price
$0.09 /1M
  • US residency available
  • Zero data retention via Enterprise
  • No training by default
  • GDPR DPA available

Available routes

DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B runs on 1 route through the Opper gateway. Compare residency, ZDR, and training posture at a glance β€” full data-handling detail per route below.

ProviderRegionZero data retentionTrainingInputOutput
NovitaUSEnterpriseNo$0.06$0.09

Training posture across routes: No training on prompts by default.

Data handling per route

Each route hosting DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B has its own privacy posture, residency, and GDPR terms. Postures are maintained by Opper with a last-verification timestamp.

Novita β€” United StatesπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Zero data retention is available via Opper Enterprise contract. No training on customer data. US; SCCs; DPA available.

Zero data retention
Available via Opper Enterprise contract.
Training
No training on customer data.
Logging
Abuse monitoring
Third-party access
None disclosed
GDPR DPA
DPA available
Transfer mechanism
SCCs

Get started

Call DeepSeek R1 0528 Qwen3 8B through the Opper gateway with one API key. Let your coding agent set it up, or call it directly β€” Opper is drop-in compatible with the OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google AI SDKs.

Set it up with your agent

Copy this and paste it into your coding agent β€” Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and more β€” and it'll wire up Opper for you.

Or call it directly

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
apiKey: process.env.OPPER_API_KEY,
baseURL: "https://api.opper.ai/v3/compat",
});
const completion = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "novita/deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528-qwen3-8b",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }],
});
console.log(completion.choices[0].message.content);

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