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Access DeepSeek API Outside China Via OpenAI-Compatible Gateways

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Developers outside of China can now access the DeepSeek API by using an OpenAI-compatible gateway, bypassing the requirement for a Chinese phone number and payment method. The dev.to post details how to use services like keheai.com, which host DeepSeek models and other Chinese LLMs, allowing users to interact with them via standard OpenAI client libraries. This method provides access to DeepSeek's cost-effective chat and reasoning models without needing direct signup with the Chinese company. AI

IMPACT Enables broader access to high-performing Chinese LLMs for global developers.

RANK_REASON The article describes a workaround for accessing a specific API, rather than a new release or significant industry event.

Read on dev.to — LLM tag →

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Access DeepSeek API Outside China Via OpenAI-Compatible Gateways

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Harvey He ·

    "Using DeepSeek API outside China without a Chinese phone number"

    <p>If you've tried to sign up for DeepSeek's official API from outside China, you already know the wall. It asks for a mainland China phone number to verify your account. No number, no API key. For most developers outside China, the conversation ends right there.</p> <p>I ran int…

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