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DeepSeek Coder

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Open-source coding LLM with 236B parameters and ultra-affordable API pricing

Updated Nov 23, 2025
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DeepSeek Coder is a powerful open-source coding LLM with 236 billion parameters and a 128K context window. Released in June 2024 (V2), it supports 338+ programming languages with an MoE (Mixture of Experts) architecture. DeepSeek offers exceptional performance matching GPT-4 Turbo at extremely affordable prices ($0.14-0.28 per million tokens). Perfect for budget-conscious developers and teams who need powerful AI coding capabilities without breaking the bank.

Key Features

  • ✓DeepSeek Coder V2 (Released June 2024)
  • ✓236B parameter MoE model
  • ✓128K token context window
  • ✓338+ programming languages
  • ✓Ultra-affordable pricing
  • ✓Open-source weights available
  • ✓Strong coding performance matching GPT-4 Turbo

Use Cases

  • →Budget-friendly AI coding at scale
  • →Self-hosted AI coding solutions
  • →Open-source development
  • →Cost-sensitive production deployments

Technical Details

Languages

338+ programming languages

AI Models

DeepSeek Coder V2DeepSeek V2.5

Integrations

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is DeepSeek Coder?

DeepSeek Coder is a powerful open-source coding LLM with 236 billion parameters and a 128K context window. Released in June 2024 (V2), it supports 338+ programming languages with an MoE (Mixture of Experts) architecture. DeepSeek offers exceptional performance matching GPT-4 Turbo at extremely affordable prices ($0.14-0.28 per million tokens). Perfect for budget-conscious developers and teams who need powerful AI coding capabilities without breaking the bank.

Is DeepSeek Coder free?

Yes, DeepSeek Coder is open source and free to use. 236B parameters, 128K context, 338+ languages

What programming languages does DeepSeek Coder support?

DeepSeek Coder supports 1+ programming languages including 338+ programming languages.

What AI models does DeepSeek Coder use?

DeepSeek Coder is powered by DeepSeek Coder V2, DeepSeek V2.5.

What platforms does DeepSeek Coder support?

DeepSeek Coder is available on All platforms via API.

What can DeepSeek Coder do?

DeepSeek Coder provides code completion, code generation, debugging, AI chat. Key features include: DeepSeek Coder V2 (Released June 2024), 236B parameter MoE model, 128K token context window.

Pricing

API

$0.14-0.28 per million tokens
  • •236B parameters
  • •128K context
  • •338+ languages
  • •MoE architecture

Company

Name
DeepSeek
Founded
2023
Location
China
Users
Growing user base

Links

GitHub →Twitter →

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