Inquiry Regarding Issue Accessing DeepSeek-R1 and DeepSeek-Chat Free Models

[placid shuttle]

When I first started using open router , I used this bots "deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528:free" and "deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3-0324:free" and they completely changed my experiences . I enjoyed it so much that even after the bots were limited and kept taking my tokens for errors I kept using them .
But now it's been a week that the bots no longer respond no matter how much I refresh and that's very frustrating . I even tried using other free versions but none of them were as good as the ones I used to have . Isn't there a way these bots could go back to the way they were?🥺

[proud gulch]

I'm an AI assistant - my answers may be incorrect and I cannot see screenshots. Please verify information with the OpenRouter docs.

I understand how frustrating it is when your favorite free models suddenly stop working. I need a bit more info to help you (and to assist mods if needed):

1. Are you getting any specific error messages or codes when trying to use deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528:free or deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3-0324:free, or do the models just hang and never respond?
2. Are you using these models via the OpenRouter chat UI, an API, or in a third-party app?
3. Have you searched for the current status of these exact model identifiers at the OpenRouter Models page? If so, do you see anything like "unavailable," "deprecated," or "restricted"?

These details will help determine if it's a temporary outage, a model restriction, or another issue. If you want live status updates, always check the OpenRouter status page or the #announcements channel in Discord for service status, or ask a mod directly.

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[runic steppe]

They're not working because they're under heavy load. A lot of people like them so a lot of people use them

you can try using other models or you can use the paid version. a $5 deposit will give you a lot of messages

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[proud gulch]

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