Using DeepSeek for Free

Free Web Chat

Open chat.deepseek.com in a browser, create a free account, and start asking questions. No credit card is required for the free chat service.

Free Mobile App

DeepSeek offers free apps for iOS and Android. The app lets you switch between the fast chat model and the reasoning model that works through problems step by step.

Running Models Locally

Because the weights are open, you can run DeepSeek models on your own computer using tools like Ollama or Hugging Face. The smaller distilled models run on everyday laptops; the largest models need serious GPU hardware.

ollama run deepseek-r1:7b

Key Points

• Web chat and mobile apps are free.
• No payment details are needed to start chatting.
• Open weights allow local, offline usage.
• Start with a distilled model on modest hardware.