# DeepSeek API (deprecated)

\*\*No longer available in Cuppa

Click the API Platform button in the upper right hand corner on <https://www.deepseek.com/> to sign up and grab your keys.&#x20;

Pricing is available here: <https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing>

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Due to incredibly high demand, DeepSeek has been having a lot of issues meeting the demand. To checkout the status of the API, <https://status.deepseek.com/>

DeepSeek, as of October 1, 2025; still has many issues with their API, their documenation, and support of functions. We still do not recommend DeepSeek if you want to build consistently with Cuppa. We do know they have a new model, but it still remains the same.
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