General
How to Use DeepSeek API: Complete Beginner's Guide (2026)
Key Points
- DeepSeek-V3 costs $0.14/M input, $0.28/M output — 35x cheaper than GPT-4o
- Official DeepSeek requires Chinese phone number — AiCredits removes this barrier
- OpenAI-compatible: switch in 2 lines of code
- Supports Python, Node.js, curl — copy-paste examples included
Why DeepSeek API?
Step 1: Get Your DeepSeek API Key
Step 2: Make Your First API Call
FAQ
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