deepseek-chat
DeepSeek/Open weights/1 provider
An alias for DeepSeek v4 Flash in non-thinking mode.
Which id to call
deepseek/deepseek-chatThis model has no managed policy yet, so call the provider endpoint directly. Every id in the endpoints table works the same way.
From /1M input
$0.14
DeepSeek
Context
1M
384K output
Best first token
415ms
DeepSeek
Regions
1
105 tok/s best
Capabilities 3/8
-↑ 72/s
Week of Sep 28, latest, median of 1 provider
Median tokens per second once generation starts, measured on traffic routed through Requesty through Oct 2. Hover a week to read it.moreless
Each provider line is that provider's own median across every model it serves, which is the grain published per provider, so a provider line can cover weeks this model was not called in yet. The exact per-provider figures for this model are ranked below.
1 endpoint / 1 region
Providers serving deepseek-chat
Provider prices, per 1M tokens. Pay as you go adds 5%, or 0% on your own keys.moreless
The pane ranks the regions on how deepseek-chat performed for requests coming from each one, where the share is how much of that region's traffic this model carries. Whole-window figures, because that is the grain Requesty publishes per provider and per region.
By traffic region
Median tokens per second once generation starts. Bar length is the value, so the longest bar wins.moreless
Whole-window figures as published, not an average of weekly points.
| Rank | Cost 10wk | Privacy | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeepSeek | Global | 1M | $0.14 | $0.28 | $0.03 | 415ms | 105.0 | 99.9% | no-train |
A column is blank where no qualifying sample exists, and every row links to that provider's endpoint page.
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Which id to call
One base url, https://router.requesty.ai/v1, and one key for every id here.
deepseek/deepseek-chatThis model has no managed policy yet, so call the provider endpoint directly. Every id in the endpoints table works the same way.
OpenAI compatible
Call it in three lines
Change the base url, use your Requesty key, set the model to any id on the left. Existing OpenAI SDK code needs no other edit.
123456789101112131415from openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI( api_key="YOUR_REQUESTY_API_KEY", base_url="https://router.requesty.ai/v1", ) response = client.chat.completions.create( model="deepseek/deepseek-chat", messages=[ {"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing in one paragraph."}, ], ) print(response.choices[0].message.content)
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Reference
deepseek-chat questions
Which providers serve deepseek-chat?
deepseek-chat is available from 1 provider through Requesty: DeepSeek. All endpoints share one OpenAI-compatible API and one key, and Requesty fails over between them automatically.
How much does deepseek-chat cost?
Pricing starts at $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens on DeepSeek, the cheapest endpoint. Prices vary by provider and region; the table above shows every endpoint. Those are the upstream provider rates: pay as you go adds 5% on top, or 0% if you bring your own provider keys.
Is deepseek-chat open weights?
Yes. deepseek-chat is an open-weights model from DeepSeek, which is why multiple inference providers can host it. Provider choice affects price, latency, and data-privacy terms, all compared above.
What is the context window of deepseek-chat?
deepseek-chat supports up to 1M tokens of context, with up to 384K output tokens per response. Some providers expose a smaller window; check the per-endpoint context column above.
How do I use deepseek-chat with the OpenAI SDK?
Install the OpenAI SDK, set base_url to "https://router.requesty.ai/v1", set your API key to your Requesty key, and set the model to "deepseek/deepseek-chat" or any endpoint id from the table above. The quickstart section shows Python, JavaScript and cURL snippets.
Route deepseek-chat through one endpoint
One key for 1 provider on this model and 600+ others. No markup on provider prices, automatic failover, caching built in.