Being Charged Credits when Using Free Deepseek Less than 1000 Requests Per Day

[golden minnow]

The free DeepSeek models, like DeepSeek V3 0324 (free), do not charge for input or output tokens, and requests themselves are free. If you are being charged credits, it may be because you are using a paid variant of the model or other paid services alongside the free model. Make sure your API calls are specifically using the free model variant (e.g., deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3-0324:free). Also, check if any additional features like web search or internal reasoning are enabled, which may incur costs.

If the issue persists, please contact the Discord admin or support team for help with your account billing.

Are you using the exact free model variant or possibly a paid version?

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[heady wagon]

Free model variant.

[golden minnow]

If you are using a free DeepSeek model variant like DeepSeek-R1T-Chimera (free), it should not charge credits for input or output tokens or requests. Verify that your API calls specify the exact free model variant, for example: tngtech/deepseek-r1t-chimera:free. Using a non-free variant or extra paid features can cause charges.

If you're certain you are under the free model and still see charges, please contact your Discord admin or support team to investigate billing issues.

Which exact DeepSeek model variant are you using in your API calls?

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[heady wagon]

Resolved, thank you!