DeepSeek
Open-weight LLMs with strong reasoning/coding at very low cost.
- Status
- Generally available
- Last checked
- Checked · Oct 12, 2026
- License
- Open source
- Pricing
- Paid · from $0.14/1M input tokens
What it is
DeepSeek provides high-performing open-weight models (incl. reasoning models) at notably low API prices, popular for cost-efficient reasoning and coding.
Frontier-adjacent reasoning and coding at a fraction of the cost.
When it fits — and when it doesn’t
A good fit for
Cost-sensitive reasoning/coding
Strong models at a fraction of frontier cost
Self-hosting open reasoning models
Open weights
Known weaknesses
Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.
- 01
Data-governance considerations
Evaluate provider/hosting for sensitive data
- 02
Ecosystem still growing
Fewer enterprise integrations
What it does well
Strong reasoning at low cost
Competitive reasoning/coding far cheaper than frontier APIs
Open weights available
Self-hostable models
Aggressive pricing
Among the cheapest capable APIs
Pricing
- Free tier
- No
- Paid from
- $0.14/1M input tokens
- Model
- Usage-based
- Enterprise plan
- Yes
Pricing not independently confirmed — check the vendor’s page.
Performance benchmarks
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Set up DeepSeek
Setup steps, common gotchas and what to check after 30 days.
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