How much does DeepSeek's Search API cost?

It costs $0.75 per 1,000 successful requests, the same as the Fetch API.

When does billing start for server-side use?

Server-side use of the Search and Fetch APIs is free until 1:00 a.m. Japan time on November 1, 2026, and billing begins after that.

What does the Fetch API return?

It takes a URL and returns the target web page's information in Markdown format.

Large Language ModelsAI Business & IndustryGIGAZINE AI3m agoOct 19, 2026, 13:00 JST

DeepSeek launches Search and Fetch APIs at $0.75 per 1,000 calls

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3 Key Points

What happened
DeepSeek released Search and Fetch APIs on October 17, 2026, with each endpoint priced at $0.75 per 1,000 calls. Search runs on DeepSeek's in-house engine, and Fetch returns a web page's content in Markdown.
Why it matters
The pricing makes DeepSeek's web-access tools cheaper than rival search APIs, which could lower costs for teams building AI workflows that pull in live web data.
What to watch
Server-side use of both APIs is free until 1:00 a.m. Japan time on November 1, 2026, after which billing starts.

WHO IT HITSDevelopers and teams building AI workflows that need live web search or page fetching can now access these capabilities directly from DeepSeek at a low per-call price, with a free window for server-side use until November 1, 2026.

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Context & Analysis

DeepSeek's move extends its existing in-house search engine, which already serves hundreds of millions of requests daily worldwide, into a standalone API that other systems can call. The Search API lets developers tap that engine directly, while the Fetch API complements it by converting a given URL's page content into Markdown, a format well suited for feeding text to AI models.

The pricing sits at $0.75 per 1,000 successful requests for each endpoint, a level DeepSeek presents as low relative to competing search APIs. For teams already using DeepSeek's API through tools like DeepSeek Harness, Claude Code, or Codex, the server-side Search and Fetch calls are already active, and those calls will remain free until 1:00 a.m. Japan time on November 1, 2026, before billing begins.

FAQ

How much does DeepSeek's Search API cost?: It costs $0.75 per 1,000 successful requests, the same as the Fetch API.
When does billing start for server-side use?: Server-side use of the Search and Fetch APIs is free until 1:00 a.m. Japan time on November 1, 2026, and billing begins after that.
What does the Fetch API return?: It takes a URL and returns the target web page's information in Markdown format.

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