DeepSeek built its own search engine to filter SEO spam, pricing new Search/Fetch APIs at $0.75 per 1,000 requests
lilyraynyc · x · 2026-10-17
DeepSeek has reportedly built its own search engine with heavy filtering to avoid modern SEO/GEO manipulation, and now powers its new Search and Fetch APIs with it.
- Each API costs $0.75 per 1,000 successful requests
- Free until Nov 1 when used through Claude Code, Codex, or DeepSeek's own harness
- SEO practitioners flagged its explicit filtering of search-engine spam as notable
Related event: DeepSeek Opens Search & Fetch APIs at $0.75 per 1,000 Calls(12 posts)→
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