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DeepSeek

A Chinese AI lab's chat app and low-cost API for reasoning and coding models.

Official site: chat.deepseek.com ↗

Is it actually free? Check pricing

DeepSeek's pricing page covers the API (pay per token); we did not find official free-chat limits.

Pricing

API: pay per million tokens (e.g. Flash output from $0.60/M off-peak). Check pricing for the chat app.

Best for

Developers who want a low per-token API price.

Not great for

Sensitive data: check DeepSeek's privacy terms and where data is stored before using it.

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Last checked 2026-10-13 · Source: api-docs.deepseek.com pricing ↗ · How we verify · Report an error