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DeepSeek launched a Search and Fetch API, split into two layers of capability: Search retrieval and Fetch web content extraction.
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Medium-term (~90 days)
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10/18/2026
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Valid until: 1/16/2027
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UnverifiedDeepSeek has simultaneously opened up its Search API.77% similarUnverifiedThe DeepSeek search and fetch API provides POST /v1/tools/search (returning ranked results, summaries, and optional page content) and POST /v1/tools/fetch (converting pages to Markdown), supports search operators such as site:, lang:, and after:/before:, and is rate-limited to 5 requests per second per account.76% similarUnverifiedIf search is not actively disabled, the DeepSeek model may invoke web tools to retrieve relevant content, and whether search was triggered can be observed via tool call logs.74% similarUnverifiedThe DeepSeek Search and Fetch API bills per successful request, with failed requests not billed.74% similarPartially VerifiedDeepSeek has opened up its search and crawl APIs, backed by its own search infrastructure, which the company says can handle hundreds of millions of requests per day worldwide, priced at $0.75 per 1,000 calls.73% similar
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