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DeepSeek
Strong open-weight reasoning models at low cost.
Pricing
Free chat; very low API pricing
There is a usable free plan.
Learning curve
Moderate
Beginner friendliness 3/5
Official site
Visit DeepSeekBest for
- Cost-sensitive automation
- Maths and reasoning
- Self-hosting
What's good
- Extremely cheap
- Open weights available
What to watch
- Smaller ecosystem
- Data residency needs thought