DeepSeek
Listed at https://platform.deepseek.com
Overall Rank #4 ⭐⭐ Recommended
✅ Direct access in China | 🇨🇳 China Direct
💰 Token Pricing
| Type | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Input | DeepSeek-V3: ¥0.14/M token (≈$0.02), R1: ¥0.14/M | per million tokens |
| Output | DeepSeek-V3: ¥0.28/M token (≈$0.04), R1: ¥0.28/M | per million tokens |
💡 Free Credits:
🤖 Supported Models (3)
DeepSeek-V3DeepSeek-R1DeepSeek-Coder-V2
✨ Pros
- ✓Industry-lowest pricing: DeepSeek-V3 ¥0.14/M input
- ✓R1 reasoning model: o1-comparable capabilities at ¥0.14/M
- ✓Direct China access, no proxy needed
- ✓¥500 free credits on signup, generous trial
- ✓Fully open-source model series, active community
- ✓Chinese-optimized, excellent for local use cases
⚠️ Cons
- ×Limited model selection (only 3)
- ×API occasional instability under high China traffic
- ×English capabilities slightly behind GPT-4o/Claude
- ×No multimodal output
- ×Limited Function Calling (R1 doesn't support, V3 limited)
🎯 Best For
China-based developers; cost-sensitive applications; reasoning tasks (R1); bilingual scenarios