DeepSeek
Chinese LLMs and cost-effective APIs
DeepSeek provides Chinese AI models and APIs for chat, reasoning and coding, with strong Chinese support and developer-friendly pricing.
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Region
- CN
- Chinese
- Excellent
- API
- Available
- Website
- deepseek.com
- Updated
- 2026-07-04
Features
- Reasoning models
- Coding models
- Open API
Use cases
- Chinese Q&A
- Code generation
- API integration
Pros
- Mature product
- Active ecosystem
Things to note
- Advanced features often require a paid plan
- Availability may vary by region
Growth Signals
Company and product updates
Model releaseDeepSeekCN 4/5
DeepSeek released DeepSeek-V2 and intensified attention on cost-efficient Chinese AI models
DeepSeek-V2 emphasized stronger model capability with cost efficiency, becoming a key signal in Chinese AI model and API competition.
Impacts: Chinese AI ecosystem · Model API platforms
Source: DeepSeek GitHub