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DeepSeek

AI assistant and developer platform from DeepSeek with public API access.

ProviderDeepSeek
Catalog profileAvailable
Completeness81%
LifecycleActive
Checked2026-09-02

Core record

Status: Public

Access: Web / App / API

API status: Yes

Openness: Mixed

Modalities: Text, code and experimental vision

Best suited for

Reasoning, coding and API-based language-model workflows.

Limitations

Model identifiers, pricing and experimental modalities are version-sensitive.

API / auth

Interface: OpenAI-compatible chat/completions and Anthropic-compatible API formats

Base URL: https://api.deepseek.com

Authentication: HTTP Bearer API key

Compatibility: OpenAI SDK compatible; Anthropic-compatible format is also documented.

Rate limits: Account/model dependent.

Deployment

DeepSeek APIDeepSeek chat product

Models / versions

ModelContextMax outputModalitiesLicenseStatus
DeepSeek V4 Pro
deepseek-v4-pro
1M tokensPendingtextPendingcurrent
DeepSeek V4 Flash
deepseek-v4-flash
1M tokensPendingtextPendingcurrent

Pricing snapshots

SKU / modelUnitInputOutputFlatNotes
DeepSeek V4 Pro cache-missUSD per 1M tokens0.4350.87—
DeepSeek V4 Flash cache-missUSD per 1M tokens0.140.28—

Integrations

OpenAI SDK compatibilityAnthropic-format compatibilityFiles APIThinking/reasoning controls

Regions

Availability depends on DeepSeek platform terms and supported jurisdictions.

Governance / privacy

Pricing and model IDs are version-sensitive and should be monitored.

File and image limits differ by API usage mode.

Benchmarks

Pending methodology-aware benchmark audit unless separately documented. Vendor and independent benchmark results are kept distinct.

Field verification matrix

identity: verifiedorganization: verifiedcategories: verifiedstatus: partialaccess: partialapi: verifiedauthentication: verifiedmodels: verifiedcontext: verifiedmax_output: pendingmodalities: verifiedopenness_license: partialpricing: verifiedrate_limits: verifieddeployment: verifiedregions: partialintegrations: verifiedgovernance: verifiedbenchmarks: pendinglifecycle: verifiedsources: verified

Evidence

DeepSeek APIFields: api, auth · confidence 99% · checked 2026-09-02DeepSeek documents Bearer authentication.Source ↗DeepSeek API examplesFields: api, base_url, compatibility · confidence 99% · checked 2026-09-02DeepSeek documents api.deepseek.com and OpenAI SDK usage.Source ↗Models & PricingFields: models, context, pricing · confidence 99% · checked 2026-09-02DeepSeek's pricing page documents V4 Flash/Pro, 1M context and dated list rates.Source ↗
V1 rule: unknown technical details remain pending. Catalog presence is not proof of current pricing, API limits, model lineage, regional availability, privacy terms or benchmark performance.