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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai › deepseek › deepseek-r1
R1 - API, Providers, Stats | OpenRouter
DeepSeek R1 is here: Performance on par with [OpenAI o1](/openai/o1), but open-sourced and with fully open reasoning tokens. It's 671B parameters in size, with 37B active in an inference pass. Run R1 with API
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai › deepseek › deepseek-chat
DeepSeek V3 - API, Providers, Stats | OpenRouter
For model details, please visit the DeepSeek-V3 repo for more information, or see the launch announcement. ... Prompt tokens measure input size. Reasoning tokens show internal thinking before a response. Completion tokens reflect total output length. ... OpenRouter provides an OpenAI-compatible completion API to 400+ models & providers that you can call directly, or using the OpenAI SDK. Additionally, some third-party SDKs are available. In the examples below, the OpenRouter-specific headers are optional.
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai › deepseek › deepseek-chat-v3 › api
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 – Quickstart | OpenRouter
Sample code and API for DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3 - DeepSeek-V3 is the latest model from the DeepSeek team, building upon the instruction following and coding abilities of the previous versions.
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai › deepseek › deepseek-v3.2 › api
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 – Quickstart | OpenRouter
Sample code and API for DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 - DeepSeek-V3.2 is a large language model designed to harmonize high computational efficiency with strong reasoning and agentic tool-use performance.
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai › tngtech › deepseek-r1t-chimera:free
DeepSeek R1T Chimera (free) - API, Providers, Stats | OpenRouter
OpenRouter provides an OpenAI-compatible completion API to 400+ models & providers that you can call directly, or using the OpenAI SDK. Additionally, some third-party SDKs are available. In the examples below, the OpenRouter-specific headers are optional.
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/sillytavernai › use this free deepseek v3 after openrouter's 50 daily request limit
r/SillyTavernAI on Reddit: Use this free Deepseek V3 after Openrouter's 50 daily request limit
April 16, 2025 -

Note: Some people said they get 403 error with the chutes website. Thanks to AI Act; looks like chutes.ai doesn't work in EU countries or at least in some of them. In this case use a VPN.

1-Register to chutes.ai (This is the main free deepseek provider on openrouter.)

2-Get your API KEY (generate a new one, don't use the default API KEY)

3-Open SillyTavern, go to API Connections

-"API" > choose "Chat Completion"
-"Chat Completion Source" > choose "Custom(OpenAI-compatible)"
-"Custom Endpoint (Base URL)" > https://llm.chutes.ai/v1/
-"Custom API Key" > Bearer yourapikeyhere
-"Enter model ID" > deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3-0324
-Press to "connect" button.
----If it doesn't select "deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V3-0324" on "Available Models" section automatiacally, choose that manually and try to connect again.

Free Deepseek V3 0324. Enjoy. I just found this after dozens of trying. Also there are much more free models on chutes.ai so we can try those too I guess. Also there are free image generator AI's. Maybe we can use that on SillyTavern too? I don't know. I just started to use SillyTavern yesterday so I don't know what I can do with this and what I can't. Looks like chutes.ai added Hidream image generator as free which that is new and awesome model. If you know a way to integrate that to SillyTavern please enlighten me.

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Medium
medium.com › @kirusanthanr.20 › a-developers-guide-to-using-deepseek-with-openrouter-cedc1e410907
A Developer’s Guide to Using DeepSeek with OpenRouter | by Kirusanthan Ravichandran | Medium
June 22, 2025 - ... # Initialize the client, pointing to the OpenRouter API endpoint client = OpenAI( base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1", api_key="YOUR_OPENROUTER_API_KEY", # Replace with your key )# Optional but recommended: set headers for app tracking ...
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Apidog
apidog.com › blog › how-to-use-deepseek-api-for-free
How to Use DeepSeek API for Free: A Step-by-Step Guide
October 20, 2025 - Once you've installed Apidog, follow these steps to test the DeepSeek API: Open Apidog and create a new API Request. Set the HTTP method to POST. In the URL field, enter the API endpoint: https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions.
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GitHub
github.com › browser-use › browser-use › issues › 567
How to use OpenRouter API for DeepSeek? · Issue #567 · browser-use/browser-use
February 5, 2025 - import asyncio import os from dotenv import load_dotenv from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI from browser_use import Agent # dotenv load_dotenv() api_key = "sk-or-v1-xxx" if not api_key: raise ValueError('DEEPSEEK_API_KEY is not set') async def run_search(): agent = Agent( task=( '1. Go to https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA ' "2. Search for 'browser use' in the search bar" '3. Click on first result' '4. Return the first comment' ), llm=ChatOpenAI( base_url='https://openrouter.ai/api/v1', model='deepseek/deepseek-chat', api_key=api_key, ), use_vision=False, ) await agent.run() if __name__ == '__main__': asyncio.run(run_search())
Published   Feb 05, 2025
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai › tngtech › deepseek-r1t2-chimera:free
DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera (free) - API, Providers, Stats | OpenRouter
DeepSeek-TNG-R1T2-Chimera is the second-generation Chimera model from TNG Tech. It is a 671 B-parameter mixture-of-experts text-generation model assembled from DeepSeek-AI’s R1-0528, R1, and V3-0324 checkpoints with an Assembly-of-Experts merge. Run DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera (free) with API
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai › nex-agi › deepseek-v3.1-nex-n1:free
DeepSeek V3.1 Nex N1 (free) - API, Providers, Stats | OpenRouter
OpenRouter provides an OpenAI-compatible completion API to 400+ models & providers that you can call directly, or using the OpenAI SDK. Additionally, some third-party SDKs are available. In the examples below, the OpenRouter-specific headers are optional.
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DEV Community
dev.to › apilover › use-deepseek-r1-for-free-heres-your-ultimate-guide-1phe
Use DeepSeek-R1 for Free: Here's Your Ultimate Guide! - DEV Community
February 14, 2025 - Step 2: Create a New API Request ... Set the HTTP method to POST. In the URL field, enter the API endpoint: https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions....
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai › provider › deepseek
DeepSeek | OpenRouter
Browse models provided by DeepSeek (Terms of Service)
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai › deepseek › deepseek-r1 › api
DeepSeek: R1 – Quickstart | OpenRouter
Sample code and API for DeepSeek: R1 - DeepSeek R1 is here: Performance on par with [OpenAI o1](/openai/o1), but open-sourced and with fully open reasoning tokens. It's 671B parameters in size, with 37B active in an inference pass.
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Lightnode
go.lightnode.com › tech › openrouter-free-deepseek-v3
OpenRouter Now Offering Access to Deepseek V3 0324 Free
For Python users: ... import requests import json # Your OpenRouter API key api_key = "your_openrouter_api_key" # API endpoint url = "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions" # Request headers headers = { "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}", "Content-Type": "application/json", ...
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Medium
medium.com › @fayaz-khan › how-to-use-deepseek-api-for-free-a-step-by-step-guide-b1362aed3e6f
How to Use DeepSeek API for Free: A Step-by-Step Guide | by Fayaz Khan | Medium
March 27, 2025 - Create a new Python file (I’ve ... API key (replace with your actual key) API_KEY = 'your_openrouter_api_key' API_URL = 'https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions' # Headers for the API request headers = { ...
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai › deepseek › deepseek-v3.2-exp
DeepSeek V3.2 Exp - API, Providers, Stats | OpenRouter
DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp is an experimental large language model released by DeepSeek as an intermediate step between V3. Run DeepSeek V3.2 Exp with API
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Apidog
apidog.com › blog › how-to-use-deepseek-v3-0324-api-for-free
How to Use DeepSeek V3 0324 API for Free
March 25, 2025 - How Good Is DeepSeek V3 0324?Key Capabilities:Getting Started with OpenRouterStep 1: Create an OpenRouter AccountStep 2: Generate Your API KeyStep 3: Install Required LibrariesMaking Your First Deepseek V3 0324 API CallSet Up API KeyCreate a New EndpointMake a Deepseek V3 0324 API Call with PythonMake a Deepseek V3 0324 API Call with TypeScript/JavaScriptMake a Deepseek V3 0324 API Call with cURL (Command Line)How to Write Effective Prompts with Deepseek V3 0324Be Specific and DetailedLeverage the Context WindowStructure Complex RequestsUse System Messages for Personality/Role SettingConclusion
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OpenRouter
openrouter.ai › deepseek › deepseek-v3.2
DeepSeek V3.2 - API, Providers, Stats | OpenRouter
DeepSeek-V3.2 is a large language model designed to harmonize high computational efficiency with strong reasoning and agentic tool-use performance. Run DeepSeek V3.2 with API
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Reddit
reddit.com › r/janitorai_official › how to get the deepseek api back! (openrouter method)
[Mature Content] r/JanitorAI_Official on Reddit: HOW TO GET THE DEEPSEEK API BACK! (OPENROUTER METHOD)
July 3, 2025 -

openrouter.ai does literally what chutes did, for freeah~ . anyways enough gatekeeping.

  1. Make an openrouter.ai account

  2. Top right, hover over the burger button and click Settings > API key

  3. Create API Key, name it literally anything it doesnt matter.

  4. COPY API KEY. NOW, SAVE IT. (AND DONT SHARE IT OMFG??)

  5. GO BACK into Janitor.ai, create/go back into a chat or whatever

  6. Top right > API settings > Proxy

(FOLLOW THIS PART VERY CAREFULLY NOW!)

7) PUT THESE IN THE FOLLOWING BOXES:

Model: Custom

deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3-0324:free

Other API/proxy URL:

https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions

API Key:

(the api key that you created)

8) NOW: scroll down, press save. now refresh the website and click "Check API Key/Model"

YOU SHOULD GET: Valid API Key. Click Save Settings, and you can start chatting to your bots now!

"I didnt get it!! it said network error.." PRESS SAVE SETTINGS AT THE BOTTOM, THEN REFRESH THE WEBSITE, THEN CLICK CHECK API KEY AND MODEL!

Hope this tutorial helps :3