DeepSeek - 5 Million Free Tokens for New Users
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+ 1 New users who register on the DeepSeek API platform receive 5 million free tokens (approximately $8.40 value) valid for 30 days. No credit card required. The API gives access to DeepSeek-V3.2 in both chat and reasoning modes via an OpenAI-compatible interface. On top of the API credits, the chat interface at chat.deepseek.com is completely free and unlimited for everyone — no account needed. All DeepSeek models are also open-source under the MIT license, so you can self-host them at zero cost.
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+ 7 1. Go to platform.deepseek.com
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+ 8 2. Click "Sign Up" — you can register with an email address or via GitHub for quicker access
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+ 9 3. Fill out the registration form (name, email, password) and submit
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+ 10 4. Verify your email — click the confirmation link sent to your inbox (usually arrives within a minute)
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+ 11 5. Log into the dashboard and navigate to the "API Keys" section
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+ 12 6. Click "Generate API Key" — copy and save it immediately, as you will not be able to view it again
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+ 13 7. Your account is automatically credited with 5 million free tokens — visible in the dashboard balance
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+ 15 Important:
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+ 16 • No credit card or payment method is required at any step
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+ 17 • One free token grant per account
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+ 18 • During periods of extremely high demand (viral surges), DeepSeek may temporarily pause new registrations or top-ups — these pauses typically last a few hours to a day and do not affect existing balances
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+ 19 • The 30-day clock starts at registration, not at first API call
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+ 25 The DeepSeek API currently serves two model endpoints, both powered by DeepSeek-V3.2:
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+ 27 Model IDModeContext LengthMax OutputBest For
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+ 28 deepseek-chatNon-thinking (fast)128K tokens8K tokensGeneral chat, coding, content generation
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+ 29 deepseek-reasonerThinking (chain-of-thought)128K tokens64K tokensMath, logic, complex reasoning, code analysis
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Both models support JSON output, tool/function calling, and chat prefix completion. The deepseek-chat model also supports FIM (Fill-in-the-Middle) completion for code insertion tasks.
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+ 37 Once your 5 million free tokens are used up or expire, pricing is pay-as-you-go with no minimums or subscriptions:
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+ 39 MetricPrice per 1M tokens
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+ 40 Input (cache hit)$0.028
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+ 41 Input (cache miss)$0.28
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+ 42 Output$0.42
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+ 44 Pricing is identical for both deepseek-chat and deepseek-reasoner. For context, this is roughly 95% cheaper than GPT-5 and significantly less than Claude Sonnet 4.
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+ 46 DeepSeek uses aggressive prompt caching — if your requests share common prefixes (system prompts, few-shot examples), subsequent calls automatically get the cache-hit rate, which is 90% cheaper than a cache miss.
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+ 48 Granted balance (free tokens) is consumed first before any topped-up balance.
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+ 54 The DeepSeek API is designed to be a drop-in replacement for OpenAI's API. If you already use the OpenAI SDK, switching is minimal:
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• Base URL: https://api.deepseek.com (or https://api.deepseek.com/v1 for full compatibility)
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• Authentication: Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
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• Endpoint: POST /chat/completions
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+ 59 • Works with the official OpenAI Python and Node.js SDKs — just change the base URL and model name
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+ 65 If you do not need API access, chat.deepseek.com provides a completely free web interface:
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+ 67 • No account required — open the site and start chatting immediately
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+ 68 • No message limits or daily caps — unlimited usage
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+ 69 • No subscription tiers — there is no paid "Plus" or "Pro" plan
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+ 70 • Access to DeepSeek-V3.2 in both Fast mode and Deep Think (reasoning) mode
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+ 71 • Supports file uploads, long-context conversations, and web search
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+ 72 • Available on iOS and Android apps as well
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+ 73 • Works well in 50+ languages with strong English and Chinese support
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+ 75 This is ideal for casual use, prototyping prompts, or anyone who does not need programmatic access.
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+ 81 All DeepSeek models are released under the MIT license, allowing unrestricted commercial use:
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+ 83 ModelParametersLicenseAvailable On
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+ 84 DeepSeek-V3.2671B total (37B active per token)MITHugging Face
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+ 85 DeepSeek-R1671B totalMITHugging Face
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+ 86 R1 Distill Llama 70B70BMITHugging Face, Ollama
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+ 87 R1 Distill variants1.5B to 70BMITHugging Face, Ollama
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+ 89 • Self-hosting means zero API charges — you pay only for your own compute
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+ 90 • The distilled models (1.5B–70B) can run on consumer hardware — the smallest fits on a laptop
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+ 91 • Deployment frameworks include SGLang, LightLLM, vLLM, and Ollama
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+ 92 • Over 700 community-built derivative models exist on Hugging Face
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+ 93 • You are free to fine-tune, quantize, distill, and build commercial products
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+ 99 DeepSeek's API does not impose fixed rate limits (no strict RPM or TPM caps). Instead:
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+ 101 • The system uses dynamic throttling based on current server load
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+ 102 • During high traffic, requests may be queued rather than rejected
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+ 103 • If a request has not completed within 30 minutes, the connection is closed
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+ 104 • In practice, most requests complete in seconds under normal conditions
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+ 106 This is unusually generous compared to other providers that enforce strict per-minute quotas.
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+ 112 • 5M tokens go further than you think — at the cache-hit rate, 5M input tokens cost only $0.14, so your effective free usage depends heavily on your output volume
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+ 113 • Use cache-friendly prompt design — keep system prompts and few-shot examples at the start of your messages to maximize cache hits
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+ 114 • No auto-billing — when free credits expire, API calls simply stop working until you top up. There is no surprise charge
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+ 115 • DeepSeek is a Chinese company (based in Hangzhou) — data may be processed on servers in China. Consider this for sensitive workloads
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+ 116 • Third-party hosting — DeepSeek models are also available through Together.ai, Azure, AWS Bedrock, and other providers if you prefer a different data jurisdiction, though pricing and rate limits will differ
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+ 117 • The API pricing page changes periodically — DeepSeek has updated pricing multiple times as they release new model versions. Always check the official pricing page for current rates
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+ 121 Sources:
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+ 122 • DeepSeek API Platform
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+ 123 • DeepSeek API Documentation
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+ 124 • DeepSeek Models & Pricing
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+ 125 • DeepSeek Pricing Details (USD)
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+ 126 • DeepSeek Rate Limits
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+ 127 • DeepSeek-V3 on GitHub
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+ 128 • DeepSeek-R1 on GitHub
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+ 129 • DeepSeek-R1 on Hugging Face
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+ 130 • DeepSeek-V3.2 on Hugging Face
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+ 131 • DeepSeek Chat
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