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How to Use DeepSeek API: Complete Beginner's Guide (2026)

2026-05-30 · 7 min · AiCredits Team

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

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