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About DeepSeek
DeepSeek is a Chinese AI lab offering frontier-class language models — including the open-source DeepSeek-R1 reasoning model — at remarkably low cost or for free. It sparked global attention in early 2025 by matching GPT-4 performance at a fraction of the price.
Key Features
- DeepSeek-R1 reasoning model matches top frontier AI at much lower cost
- Open-source weights available for self-hosting
- Generous free tier at chat.deepseek.com
- Strong coding, math, and logic performance
- API access priced 10-50x cheaper than OpenAI equivalents
Pricing Structure
- Free — $0/month — Full access to DeepSeek-V3 and R1 via chat.deepseek.com
- API — Pay-as-you-go — API access at $0.14/M input tokens — far below OpenAI pricing
Why People Use It
DeepSeek offers some of the best price-to-performance of any AI model available today. Its open-source R1 reasoning model can be self-hosted, making it ideal for developers who need powerful AI without vendor lock-in or high costs.