LLM API·China
DeepSeek
China-origin reasoning models with top-tier benchmarks and 1/10 the price of OpenAI.
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Founded
2023
Headquarters
China
Price range
$0.48–1.37 / 1M tokens (blended)
API format
openai
Reachability & verification
Live reachability
Target (DeepSeek): https://platform.deepseek.com
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About DeepSeek
DeepSeek is a Chinese AI lab producing open-weight LLMs (V3, R1) that match GPT-4 class benchmarks at dramatically lower prices. Their official API is OpenAI-compatible, supports international credit cards, and serves users globally. A top candidate for cost-sensitive inference workloads where reasoning quality matters.
Signup notes
International credit cards accepted. No Chinese mobile number required for API access.
Pros
- OpenAI-compatible API: openai — drop-in for existing SDK users
- Established 3+ years (founded 2023)
Cons
- No overseas node — mainland China access only; GFW affects foreign users
- Payments only via alipay, wechat, card — may block non-China billing
- Signup caveat: International credit cards accepted. No Chinese mobile number required for API access.
Typical use cases
Products
2DeepSeek V3 (deepseek-chat)
chat · reasoning · chinese-model
$0.48 / 1M tokens (blended)
DeepSeek R1 (deepseek-reasoner)
reasoning · math · code
$1.37 / 1M tokens (blended)
Tracked models
15DeepSeek V3
OAIDeepSeek V3
OAIDeepSeek V3 0324
OAIDeepSeek V3.1
OAIDeepSeek V3.1 Terminus
OAIDeepSeek V3.2
OAIDeepSeek V3.2 Exp
OAIDeepSeek V3.2 Speciale
OAIDeepSeek V4 Flash
OAIDeepSeek V4 Pro
OAIDeepSeek-Coder-V2
OAIR1
OAIR1 0528
OAIR1 Distill Llama 70B
OAIR1 Distill Qwen 32B
OAIHow to sign up and get an API key
- 1🌐 Signup from overseas (English)
- 2Payment heads-up:
- 3International credit cards work ~70% of the time. If yours is declined, pay with Alipay via Wise — hold a CNY balance, top up through Alipay, confirmation clears in minutes.
- 4Immersive Translate
- 5Free tier
- 6DeepSeek's portal is Chinese-only. Install this before starting signup so you can read the console, docs, and billing pages in your language.
- 7Visit Immersive Translate
- 8DeepSeek's platform is in English and the signup flow works from most countries without a VPN. Here's the flow as of mid-2026:
- 9Go to the
- 10real official platform
- 11. (We've verified this URL — wrapper sites charging markup usually show up higher in Google.)
- 12Sign up with email + password. Email verification works internationally; no Chinese phone number required.
- 13Add credits through
- 14Billing → Top Up
- 15. Credit cards sometimes fail — if yours does, use Alipay via Wise (multi-currency account) and the top-up usually clears within minutes.
- 16Generate an API key under
- 17API Keys
- 18. Copy it; you won't see it again.
- 19Test your first call:
- 20curl https://api.deepseek.com/chat/completions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"model": "deepseek-chat", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'
- 21The DeepSeek API is OpenAI-compatible, so any OpenAI SDK works — just override the base URL to
- 22https://api.deepseek.com/v1
- 23and swap your API key.
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- 39Frequently asked questions
- 40Does DeepSeek have an overseas node?
- 41No. DeepSeek serves traffic from mainland China infrastructure only. Access from outside China may be affected by the Great Firewall or cross-border latency.
- 42What API formats does DeepSeek support?
- 43DeepSeek exposes openai-compatible endpoints, so existing client SDKs (openai-python, openai-node, LangChain, etc.) work with a base-URL swap.
- 44When was DeepSeek founded?
- 45DeepSeek was founded in 2023.
- 46What payment methods does DeepSeek accept?
- 47DeepSeek accepts alipay, wechat, card. Check the provider's billing docs for mainland vs. international top-up rules.
- 48How much does DeepSeek cost?
- 49DeepSeek has 2 public pricing tiers tracked in this directory. Open the Products section on this page for current per-token or per-hour rates.
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- 51DeepSeek
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- 54Learn more
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- 56Visit
- 57DeepSeek
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- 59Verified official — not a wrapper site
- 60🇨🇳
- 61Chinese portal
- 62platform.deepseek.com
- 63Read Chinese docs with Immersive Translate →
- 64Last verified
- 6592
- 66days ago — pending re-check
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