Unofficial tool turns DeepSeek web chat into a free API
DeepSeek has a paid official API, while its web chat is free to use. This tool signs in to a normal DeepSeek account once, saves the session, and starts a local server that follows the OpenAI API format.
Existing OpenAI SDK setups and tools can point to the local address instead of changing much code. It supports , ongoing conversations, and many tools, agents, and SDKs.
The intended use is lightweight automation, hobby projects, and experiments where paying for API tokens feels unnecessary. It is an unofficial project and is not connected to DeepSeek.
Key points
- The tool wraps DeepSeek web chat in the OpenAI API format.
- It runs a local server and works with existing OpenAI SDK setups.
- It supports and .
- It is aimed at small automations, , and experiments that need lower API token costs.
- It is unofficial, so reliability and account-policy risk matter.