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Free plan, which DeepSeek API doesn't show (4)
A free plan you can keep, in the vendor's own words.
| Alternative | Starts at | Against DeepSeek API | States that DeepSeek API doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hugging Face Inference ProvidersPRO, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$9/moPRO plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Free Hub account with unlimited public models, datasets and apps; CPU Basic... |
 Cloudflare Workers AIread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.011/1,000 NeuronsUsage price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | 10,000 Neurons per day free; beyond that, upgrade to Workers Paid |
 Google Gemini APIread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.30/1M input tokensUsage price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Free tier with free input and output tokens, limited access to certain... |
 Google Vertex AIread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.085/vCPU-hourUsage price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Agent Compute includes 50 free hours, Agent Memory 100 free GiB-hours, and... |
Other options (7)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | Starts at | Against DeepSeek API | States that DeepSeek API doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 xAI APIGrok Plus (app subscription), read Oct 29, 2026 |
$8/moGrok Plus (app subscription) plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Not found |
 Anthropic Claude APIPro, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$20/moPro plan, starting price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Enterprise is annual only; Pro and Team can be monthly or annual | Not found |
 AI/ML APIread Oct 29, 2026 |
$20/minimum top upUsage price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Not found |
 Basetenread Oct 29, 2026 |
$1.40/1M input tokensUsage price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Trial: New accounts come with free credits; duration not stated |
 DeepInfraread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.06/1M input tokensUsage price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | no long-term contracts | Not found |
 DigitalOcean Gradient AIread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.05/M tokensUsage price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Trial: $5 free credit valid for 90 days (example given) |
 OpenAI APIread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.10/1M tokensUsage price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Not found |
No price found, or contact sales (3)
- Azure OpenAI Servicehybrid
- Cerebras Inferencehybrid
- Groqcontact the vendor
Questions
Is there a free alternative to DeepSeek API?
Yes. 4 AI API platforms have a free plan, including Hugging Face Inference Providers, Cloudflare Workers AI, Google Gemini API, Google Vertex AI.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from DeepSeek API's own category, AI API platforms. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that DeepSeek API doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on DeepSeek API's, which doesn't prove DeepSeek API lacks it. How prices are read.