DeepSeek has launched a new search and fetch API priced at $0.75 per 1000 successful requests, providing developers with an affordable web search integration option. The move positions DeepSeek competitively against existing search APIs in the AI model ecosystem.
Background
DeepSeek has been expanding its API offerings following the success of its R1 reasoning model. This new search API adds retrieval capabilities to their developer toolkit at a competitive price point.
- Source
- Hacker News (RSS)
- Published
- Oct 18, 2026 at 02:50 PM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10