DeepSeek puts app tools, including search and voice, on its API

DeepSeek's API news list dates a "Full-Suite App API Release" to 2026/11/13. The page says the capabilities behind the DeepSeek App are available through the API, including search, files, links, safety and voice. It says V4.1-Flash, with the name deepseek-flash, supports web search, deep thinking search, file input, URL reading and safety checks across Messages, Responses and Chat Completions. It says search is enabled with deepseek_web_search and URL reading with deepseek_read_url. It says public-facing apps must enable safety checks, and that developers remain responsible for content moderation, applicable model registration, and labelling of AI-generated content.

The page says Search, Fetch, OCR, ASR and TTS are also standalone APIs, and that these capabilities incur tool usage fees in addition to standard token charges. A pricing image on the page is titled DeepSeek Tool API Pricing. It lists Search at $0.75 / 1K requests, Fetch at $0.75 / 1K requests, and OCR at $0.225 / 1K pages. For ASR it shows $0.058 / hour, with $0.116 / hour crossed out, marked 50% off for a limited time. For TTS it shows $0.225 / 10K characters, with $0.45 / 10K characters crossed out, marked 50% off for a limited time. The image does not give an end date for that discount.

What it means for business: the page says a public-facing app must turn safety checks on, and that tool calls are charged on top of tokens. The discount marked on the image is for a limited time, with no end date printed. This describes the release note and the pricing image. It is not advice on a filing or a label.