DeepSeek Launches Search and Fetch API at $0.75 per 1,000 Successful Requests
fagnerbrack · hn · 2026-10-18
DeepSeek has launched its search and fetch API, priced at $0.75 per 1,000 successful requests. The service lets developers call DeepSeek's web search and page-fetching capabilities directly; docs at api-docs.deepseek.com/guides/search/. Billing only on successful requests makes it a notably cheap option for agent and RAG builders.
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