APIDeepSeek · Joined Jul 31, 2026

DeepSeek API

API at DeepSeek

DeepSeek API does not have a researched profile yet. Everything here comes from its recorded changes and public listings, each linked to its source.

The basics

As of Nov 1

Status: Available

Updates

Oct 20

Security

DHS orders US federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products

A Department of Homeland Security order published in the Federal Register on October 20, 2026 tells federal civilian agencies to stop buying DeepSeek products, including third-party products built with DeepSeek technology, and remove them from their systems. Agencies can request exceptions within 60 days.

Action needed:: If you sell to US federal civilian agencies, check whether your product uses DeepSeek models.

Oct 17

Price change

DeepSeek starts billing server-side search and fetch calls October 31

Search and Fetch API calls cost $0.75 per 1,000 requests. Calls made through server-side tools in DeepSeek Harness, Claude Code and Codex are free until billing starts at 16:00 UTC on October 31, 2026.

Before

Free

After

$0.75 per 1,000 calls

Sep 10

Price change

DeepSeek lowers API prices with V4.1-Flash

DeepSeek lowered API prices with the V4.1-Flash launch, keeping off-peak rates at 50% of peak, effective 04:00 UTC on September 10, 2026. The pricing page lists deepseek-flash at $0.30 input (cache miss) and $1.20 output per 1M tokens at peak.

Full changelog, by month