Deepseek: deepseek-chat
deepseek-chat
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deepseek-chat is a large language model developed by DeepSeek, part of the DeepSeek LLM family and offered as a general-purpose chat and assistant model. It is positioned as a relatively capable but cost-efficient model, designed to handle multi-turn dialogue, coding assistance, reasoning and content generation in a wide range of everyday and developer-focused use cases. In most deployments it targets a balanced tier of quality versus latency and price, making it suitable for applications that need strong reasoning and coding skills without the higher cost of flagship frontier models.
Pricing
Current price per 1,000,000 tokens. Every request is billed automatically from its exact usage.
Included in plans
Statistics
Live performance and usage of this model, aggregated across all users.
Detailed statistics appear here as soon as this model starts receiving requests.
API
Call this model from any OpenAI-compatible client using your API token.
curl https://apiex.cloud/api/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $NEW_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "deepseek-chat",
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Explain quantum entanglement in one paragraph."
}
],
"temperature": 0.7
}'Authentication
Every request must include an Authorization: Bearer <TOKEN> header. Generate a token from your account's API Keys page — its access to models is set automatically from your active plans and redeemed codes, and you can set its rate limit and IP restrictions.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
model | string, required | This model's ID, exactly as shown above. |
messages | array, required | Conversation history as role/content objects (system, user, assistant). |
temperature | number, optional | Sampling randomness, typically 0–2. |
max_tokens | integer, optional | Upper limit on tokens generated in the reply. |
top_p | number, optional | Nucleus-sampling threshold, as an alternative to temperature. |
stream | boolean, ignored | Responses are always returned in full so the exact cost can be billed; streaming is not available. |
Replace YOUR_API_KEY with a token from your account, then see the full API reference for every parameter.
Frequently asked questions
What is deepseek-chat?
deepseek-chat is a large language model developed by DeepSeek, part of the DeepSeek LLM family and offered as a general-purpose chat and assistant model. It is positioned as a relatively capable but cost-efficient model, designed to handle multi-turn dialogue, coding assistance, reasoning and content generation in a wide range of everyday and developer-focused use cases. In most deployments it targets a balanced tier of quality versus latency and price, making it suitable for applications that need strong reasoning and coding skills without the higher cost of flagship frontier models.
How much does deepseek-chat cost?
Input tokens are priced at $0,38 per 1,000,000 tokens and output tokens at $1,07 per 1,000,000 tokens. Pricing is billed automatically per request; no separate plan is required.
What is the context length of deepseek-chat?
deepseek-chat supports a context window of up to 163,840 tokens.
Does deepseek-chat support image input?
deepseek-chat currently accepts text input only.
Which provider is deepseek-chat from?
deepseek-chat is developed by Deepseek and made available on this gateway through our routing infrastructure.
When was deepseek-chat added to this gateway?
deepseek-chat has been available on this gateway since September 23, 2026.
Is deepseek-chat currently available?
Yes, deepseek-chat is active and can be used right now through this gateway.
