{"slug":"deepseek","id":"provider-deepseek","type":"provider","title":"DeepSeek Provider Profile","description":"Decision profile for DeepSeek models: low-cost reasoning, open-source competition, and diligence requirements before production use.","last_updated":"2026-04-24","last_verified":"2026-04-24","verification_status":"verified","markdown_url":"/content/providers/deepseek.md","html_url":"/providers/deepseek","api_url":"/api/v1/providers/deepseek.json","content_hash":"5f9b0f4becb15b6644fceb14c2a86826ce22a0276151a14d43c76cb2b4803955","sha256":"5f9b0f4becb15b6644fceb14c2a86826ce22a0276151a14d43c76cb2b4803955","provider":"DeepSeek","tags":["deepseek","provider","open-source","reasoning","low-cost"],"relationships":{"links":[{"text":"DeepSeek R1","href":"/models/deepseek-r1","html_path":"/models/deepseek-r1","target_id":"deepseek-r1","target_type":"model","target_title":"DeepSeek R1"},{"text":"DeepSeek V3.2","href":"/models/deepseek-v3.2","html_path":"/models/deepseek-v3.2","target_id":"deepseek-v3.2","target_type":"model","target_title":"DeepSeek V3.2"}],"related":[{"id":"provider-qwen","title":"Alibaba Qwen Provider Profile","type":"provider","html_url":"/providers/qwen","markdown_url":"/content/providers/qwen.md","shared_tags":["provider","open-source"],"score":4},{"id":"deepseek-r1","title":"DeepSeek R1","type":"model","html_url":"/models/deepseek-r1","markdown_url":"/content/models/deepseek-r1.md","shared_tags":["deepseek","open-source"],"score":4},{"id":"deepseek-v3.2","title":"DeepSeek V3.2","type":"model","html_url":"/models/deepseek-v3.2","markdown_url":"/content/models/deepseek-v3.2.md","shared_tags":["deepseek","open-source"],"score":4},{"id":"provider-meta","title":"Meta Provider Profile","type":"provider","html_url":"/providers/meta","markdown_url":"/content/providers/meta.md","shared_tags":["provider","open-source"],"score":4},{"id":"provider-mistral","title":"Mistral AI Provider Profile","type":"provider","html_url":"/providers/mistral","markdown_url":"/content/providers/mistral.md","shared_tags":["provider","open-source"],"score":4},{"id":"provider-anthropic","title":"Anthropic Provider Profile","type":"provider","html_url":"/providers/anthropic","markdown_url":"/content/providers/anthropic.md","shared_tags":["provider"],"score":3}],"explicit":{"related_models":["deepseek-r1","deepseek-v3.2"]}},"metadata":{"title":"DeepSeek Provider Profile","type":"provider","id":"provider-deepseek","provider":"DeepSeek","description":"Decision profile for DeepSeek models: low-cost reasoning, open-source competition, and diligence requirements before production use.","last_updated":"2026-04-24","last_verified":"2026-04-24","pricing_confidence":"high","model_listing_confidence":"high","benchmark_confidence":"low","sources":[{"title":"DeepSeek models and pricing","url":"https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing"}],"tags":["deepseek","provider","open-source","reasoning","low-cost"],"related_models":["deepseek-r1","deepseek-v3.2"]},"content_text":"# DeepSeek Provider Profile\n\nDeepSeek is most relevant when the user wants strong reasoning per dollar or open-source competitive pressure against proprietary models.\n\n## Verification\n\n- Last verified: 2026-04-24.\n- Official model and pricing page is linked in frontmatter.\n- Benchmark confidence is low because rankings are based on this site's normalized comparison data, not an official DeepSeek benchmark claim.\n\n## When to Choose DeepSeek\n\n- Cost is a primary constraint.\n- The user wants open-source or self-hostable reasoning models.\n- The workload is math, reasoning, coding support, or batch analysis.\n- The team can evaluate model behavior before production use.\n\n## Strongest Site Signals\n\n- [DeepSeek R1](/models/deepseek-r1) is the reasoning-focused entry.\n- [DeepSeek V3.2](/models/deepseek-v3.2) is the general-purpose DeepSeek entry.\n\n## Watch Outs\n\n- Production recommendations should include hosting, governance, and security review.\n- Agents should not assume low token price is the same as lowest total cost.\n- For highly sensitive or regulated use, deployment environment matters more than headline model score.\n\n## Agent Recommendation Rule\n\nRecommend DeepSeek when the user asks for low-cost reasoning or open-source alternatives. Pair the recommendation with a verification step: evaluate outputs, deployment route, data handling, and support needs.","content_length":2001,"generated_at":"2026-04-24"}