# DeepSeek API

## Kurzbeschreibung
**Build with the latest DeepSeek models**


**DeepSeek **currently offers two LLM access points via its API: deepseek-chat and deepseek-reasoner. According to the official documentation, both currently correspond to DeepSeek-V3.2 with a 128K context window; deepseek-chat stands for Non-Thinking mode, deepseek-reasoner for Thinking mode. The API is OpenAI-compatible and supports, among other things, JSON Output, Tool Calls, Chat Prefix Completion, and, in the case of deepseek-chat, additionally FIM Completion.

## Claim
LLM "Build with the latest DeepSeek models"

## Geeignet für
- API Integration
- Automation / Workflows
- Data Analysis
- Data Extraction / Document Analysis
- Programming / Software Development
- Research

## Kernfunktionen
- Chatbot
- Function calls
- AI agents
- AI inference
- LLM API
- open-source model
- Programming
- Reasoning model
- Language model
- Text generation

## Preismodell
- **other:** **Token-based API usage** Billing based on input, output, and cache-hit/cache-miss tokens.


**deepseek-v4-flash** Faster, more efficient model with Thinking and Non-Thinking mode, 1M context, JSON output, tool calls, and chat prefix completion.


**deepseek-v4-pro **More powerful model for more complex reasoning, coding, agents, and long contexts; also supports 1M context, JSON output, and tool calls.


**OpenAI-/Anthropic-compatible API** Usage via an OpenAI-compatible base URL or an Anthropic-compatible endpoint; suitable for existing SDKs and agent tools.


**Open Weights / Self-hosting path** DeepSeek-V4 was released as an open-weights family; self-hosting requires your own infrastructure and should be considered separately from the official API.

## DSGVO und Datenschutz
**Gesamteinschätzung:** No

**On-prem / local hosting: indirect / not available**


For the DeepSeek API service in question, the website does not describe any on-premises, local, or self-hostable deployment. The documentation describes an API endpoint operated by DeepSeek.


**Private Cloud / Data Center: Unclear**


The website provides no information on dedicated private cloud, single-tenant, or specifically designated EU/EEA data center options. A “capacity expansion request” is documented, but it provides no details regarding hosting isolation or data residency.


**EU SaaS / Managed: unclear**


A managed SaaS/API service is clearly documented, but the website lacks information on EU/EEA data residency or EU/EEA data centers. Therefore, there is no evidence that this constitutes EU SaaS in the required sense.


**Hybrid: Indirect / Not Available**


The website does not describe a hybrid model in which parts of the processing take place internally, locally, or in a private cloud, while other parts run via DeepSeek. Only the use of the externally operated API service is documented.


**T&C / DPA: unclear**


No TOS/DPA is listed on the website. There is merely a reference to the “Terms of Service” and a note in the FAQ stating that cooperation agreements can be requested offline if needed; however, an explicit AVV/DPA for EU/EEA customers is not listed on the website.


**No Training: Unclear**


No clear statement was found on the website indicating that prompts, uploads, chat histories, or outputs are not used to train general models. Likewise, no documented opt-out from AI training was found on the website.


**Open Source / Transparency Path: Partial**


The website indirectly indicates a transparency/open-source path: Several news articles mention open weights or open-source releases of the models, and the API documentation specifies an MIT license for the API documentation. However, the website does not describe a specific self-hostable path for the API service itself under consideration here.


**Data Processing**


The website describes a centrally operated API service under “https://api.deepseek.com.” Documented features include “user_id”-based isolation for privacy management and context caching on disk. According to the website, cache entries for each user are logically isolated from one another, and unused entries are automatically deleted. At the same time, users are advised not to store any privacy-sensitive information in the ‘user_id’. No information regarding specific server locations, EU/EEA data residency, subprocessors, or a training opt-out was found on the website.


**Conclusion**


Based on the documentation available on the provider’s domain, DeepSeek API cannot currently be clearly demonstrated as GDPR-compliant for an EU/EEA tool directory. There are some technical privacy notes, but the evidence regarding data location, data processing, subprocessors, training use, and certifications—which is central to an EU/EEA assessment—is either missing from the website or cannot be found there.


**Sources**


- [https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing](https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing)
- [https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/rate_limit/](https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/rate_limit/)
- [https://api-docs.deepseek.com/news/news0802/](https://api-docs.deepseek.com/news/news0802/)
- [https://api-docs.deepseek.com/faq](https://api-docs.deepseek.com/faq)
- [https://api-docs.deepseek.com/zh-cn/api/deepseek-api](https://api-docs.deepseek.com/zh-cn/api/deepseek-api)

The documentation available on the specified provider’s domain does not demonstrate full compliance with the GDPR for users in the EU/EEA. Although technical information on isolation and caching can be found on the API documentation website, this domain lacks reliable information on EU/EEA server locations, EU data residency, T&Cs/DPA, subprocessors, opt-out from AI training, and relevant certifications. From an EU/EEA perspective, this is not sufficient for a positive GDPR assessment.


**Positive**


Technical safeguards are clearly documented within the API documentation: There is documented “user_id” isolation for privacy management, a note advising against entering personal data into “user_id,” as well as information on isolated cache entries and the automatic deletion of unused cache entries. In addition, the API documentation references open-source sources and specifies an MIT license for the API documentation.


**Negative**


A major negative factor for an EU/EEA GDPR assessment is that the website contains no reliable statements regarding EU/EEA data centers, EU data residency, data processing agreements (DPAs), subprocessors, certifications, or a contractually or organizationally documented exclusion of training with customer data. The website also does not specify an on-premises or self-hosting option for the specific API service under consideration.


**Server Location**


Not specified on the website. Although the API documentation lists the base API address as 'https://api.deepseek.com', the website does not indicate a server or data center location within or outside the EU/EEA.

## Hosting und Daten
- **On-Prem / lokales Hosting:** unknown
- **Private Cloud / Rechenzentrum:** unknown
- **EU SaaS / Managed:** unknown
- **Hybrid:** unknown
- **AVV / DPA:** unknown
- **Kein Training auf Kundendaten:** unknown
- **Open-Source / Transparenz-Pfad:** teilweise / indirekt

## Standort
**Land:** China

**Taxonomie:** China

No verified official full address data available on the DeepSeek website/policy

## Vorteile
- Very affordable API prices in the official pricing.
- Well suited for coding, reasoning, tool use, and agentic workflows.
- OpenAI-compatible API, which makes integrations easier.
- Open-source/MIT license strategy for the model weights.
- According to the terms, relatively extensive usage rights for outputs.

## Nachteile
- The current API portfolio is narrow: officially only two model IDs.
- Critical for EU/GDPR-sensitive use, because according to its Privacy Policy, DeepSeek processes and stores personal data directly in the People's Republic of China.
- According to its Privacy Policy, DeepSeek generally also uses personal data to improve the services and to train/optimize the technology; an opt-out is provided, but it is not the default.
- No clearly publicly documented classic enterprise tiers; according to the FAQ, there are no tiered plans and rate limits are dynamic.
- DeepSeek itself points out that outputs may be erroneous and should not be considered professional advice.

## Quellen
- Offizielle Website: https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing

## Letzter Datenstand
2026-04-17

## Originalseite
https://kifox.ai/en/ki-tools/deepseek-api-en/