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DeepSeek
Chinese open-weight reasoning model — strong at maths and code, runs locally or via API.
Add DeepSeek to your hut →DeepSeek is a Chinese AI lab whose open-weight models — DeepSeek-R1 (reasoning) and DeepSeek-V3 (general) — benchmarked near Claude and GPT-4o on maths and coding tasks at dramatically lower cost. The web chat is free; the API is priced well below OpenAI equivalents, making it popular for developers building cost-sensitive applications.
The main considerations are data privacy (servers in China) and occasional content refusals on politically sensitive topics. For pure technical performance per dollar, few options compete.
| Made by | DeepSeek |
|---|---|
| Pricing | Free (web chat) · API (very competitive pricing) |
| Best for | Maths, coding, technical reasoning, cost-efficient API |
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