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DeepSeek: Powerful AI at Minimal Price

DeepSeek is the 2026 leader in the "price-quality" category. The service offers models that rival GPT-4 but cost 10-20 times less.

Why DeepSeek?​

  • Price: Lowest rates on the market (from $0.27 per 1 million tokens).
  • Compatibility: API is fully identical to OpenAI. If your application supports ChatGPT, it will work with DeepSeek in 10 seconds.
  • Reasoner Model (R1): Special model for complex logical and mathematical tasks.

How to Get API Key​

  1. Registration: Go to platform.deepseek.com.
  2. Top-up: Go to the Top up section. $2-5 is enough to start (sufficient for millions of words).
  3. Key Creation: Go to API Keys -> Create new API key.
  4. Copy: Save the key immediately, it will be hidden later.

Configuration in n8n​

When creating credentials, select OpenAI type, but in the Base URL field enter: https://api.deepseek.com

Savings

DeepSeek automatically caches repetitive requests. If you frequently ask the same question, the price drops another 90% thanks to Context Caching.