DeepSeek
General assistants · Freemium
About
A Chinese AI lab's chat assistant and API, known for capable open-weight reasoning models at low cost.
Key features
- Reasoning model with visible thinking
- Open-weight releases
- Low-cost API
- Web search
Best for
- — Low-cost reasoning via API
- — Running open-weight models yourself
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, API
- Last checked
- 2026-10-29
- Status
- Listed, not yet tested
Our take
Very capable for the price. The hosted service stores data in China, so many organisations restrict its use.
Features and pricing change often — confirm on deepseek.com before you commit.
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