DeepSeek Announces Pricing for API Web Search and Fetch: 5 Yuan per 1,000 Successful Requests Jinse Finance reports that on October 18, DeepSeek announced that its API now supports web search and fetch functionality, billed at a rate of 5 yuan per 1,000 successful requests. The announcement states that users currently utilizing DeepSeek API within DeepSeek Harness, Claude Code, or Codex are already accessing the Search/Fetch interfaces via server-side tools; however, these calls are currently free of charge and will begin to be billed on November 1, 2026, at 00:00 Beijing Time. On October 17, DeepSeek officially launched the Search/Fetch APIs, both powered by DeepSeek’s proprietary search engine to deliver real-time web content for Agent and RAG applications. The Search interface performs queries and returns structured results, while the Fetch interface retrieves individual web pages and returns the title and body as Markdown text. Both interfaces are raw JSON APIs with a base URL of api.deepseek.com and use the same Bearer authentication as the DeepSeek API.
Deepseek Announces API Web Search and Fetch Pricing: 5 RMB per 1,000 Successful Requests
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Deepseek, a leading player in the crypto news space, announced on October 18, 2026, that its API now offers web search and fetch capabilities at 5 RMB per 1,000 successful requests. Launched on October 17, the service utilizes Deepseek’s proprietary search engine to deliver real-time content for Agent and RAG applications. Current users of DeepSeek Harness, Claude Code, and Codex have been accessing the Search/Fetch APIs free of charge, but usage will be charged starting November 1, 2026, at 00:00 Beijing Time. This update introduces additional on-chain news tools for developers and traders.
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