deepseek-chat (legacy alias)
deepseek-chatRetirement
Jul 24, 2026
Past retirement date
Announced Apr 24, 2026
Recommended replacement
DeepSeek-V4-Flashdeepseek-v4-flashPoint API calls at deepseek-v4-flash; its non-thinking mode matches the old deepseek-chat behavior.
- Context
- 1M
- Max output
- 384K
- Input / output
- Varies
Capabilities
Input: text
Output: text
Caveat: Model-name alias retiring at 15:59 UTC on July 24, 2026; it currently resolves to deepseek-v4-flash in non-thinking mode and bills at that model's rates.
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