diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 956a35111..5b4aa8ecc 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Release history
 
+### Aider v0.72.4
+
+- Support for DeepSeek R1 free.
+  - Use shortcut via OpenRouter: `--model openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-r1:free`
+
 ### Aider v0.72.3
 
 - Enforce user/assistant turn order to avoid R1 errors, by miradnanali.
diff --git a/aider/resources/model-metadata.json b/aider/resources/model-metadata.json
index a2e2812a2..0e644cfd0 100644
--- a/aider/resources/model-metadata.json
+++ b/aider/resources/model-metadata.json
@@ -31,4 +31,20 @@
         //"supports_tool_choice": true,
         "supports_prompt_caching": true
     },
+    "openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-r1:free": {
+        "max_tokens": 8192,
+        "max_input_tokens": 64000,
+        "max_output_tokens": 8192,
+        "input_cost_per_token": 0.00000055,
+        "input_cost_per_token_cache_hit": 0.00000014,
+        "cache_read_input_token_cost": 0.00000014,
+        "cache_creation_input_token_cost": 0.0,
+        "output_cost_per_token": 0.00000219,
+        "litellm_provider": "openrouter",
+        "mode": "chat",
+        //"supports_function_calling": true, 
+        "supports_assistant_prefill": true,
+        //"supports_tool_choice": true,
+        "supports_prompt_caching": true
+    },
 }
diff --git a/aider/resources/model-settings.yml b/aider/resources/model-settings.yml
index 3607d979f..dd4315274 100644
--- a/aider/resources/model-settings.yml
+++ b/aider/resources/model-settings.yml
@@ -398,6 +398,18 @@
   editor_model_name: openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-chat
   editor_edit_format: editor-diff
 
+- name: openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-r1:free
+  edit_format: diff
+  weak_model_name: openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-chat:free
+  use_repo_map: true
+  examples_as_sys_msg: true
+  extra_params:
+    max_tokens: 8192
+  caches_by_default: true
+  use_temperature: false
+  editor_model_name: openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-chat:free
+  editor_edit_format: editor-diff
+
 - name: deepseek/deepseek-reasoner
   edit_format: diff
   weak_model_name: deepseek/deepseek-chat
diff --git a/aider/website/HISTORY.md b/aider/website/HISTORY.md
index bfe49a998..09e52c9d5 100644
--- a/aider/website/HISTORY.md
+++ b/aider/website/HISTORY.md
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ cog.out(text)
 ]]]-->
 
 
+### Aider v0.72.4
+- Support for DeepSeek R1.
+  - Use shortcut via OpenRouter: `--model openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-r1:free`
+
 ### Aider v0.72.3
 
 - Enforce user/assistant turn order to avoid R1 errors, by miradnanali.
diff --git a/aider/website/docs/config/adv-model-settings.md b/aider/website/docs/config/adv-model-settings.md
index 4cdbf345e..19370167f 100644
--- a/aider/website/docs/config/adv-model-settings.md
+++ b/aider/website/docs/config/adv-model-settings.md
@@ -667,6 +667,18 @@ cog.out("```\n")
   editor_model_name: openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-chat
   editor_edit_format: editor-diff
 
+- name: openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-r1:free
+  edit_format: diff
+  weak_model_name: openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-chat:free
+  use_repo_map: true
+  examples_as_sys_msg: true
+  extra_params:
+    max_tokens: 8192
+  caches_by_default: true
+  use_temperature: false
+  editor_model_name: openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-chat:free
+  editor_edit_format: editor-diff
+
 - name: openrouter/meta-llama/llama-3-70b-instruct
   edit_format: diff
   weak_model_name: openrouter/meta-llama/llama-3-70b-instruct
diff --git a/aider/website/docs/more/infinite-output.md b/aider/website/docs/more/infinite-output.md
index 4e046fbf3..4b173b13e 100644
--- a/aider/website/docs/more/infinite-output.md
+++ b/aider/website/docs/more/infinite-output.md
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ cog.out(model_list)
 - mistral/pixtral-large-latest
 - openrouter/anthropic/claude-3.5-sonnet
 - openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-r1
+- openrouter/deepseek/deepseek-r1:free
 - us.anthropic.claude-3-5-haiku-20241022-v1:0
 - us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0
 - vertex_ai/claude-3-5-haiku