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Developing story · 2 episodes · 18 Oct to 19 Oct

DeepSeek's Rapid AI Service and Benchmark Race

DeepSeek has begun rolling out its Search and Fetch APIs, pricing them at $0.75 per 1,000 requests, while also showcasing its Flash model that matches Anthropic’s Opus 5.5 in a browser‑agent benchmark. The saga now highlights DeepSeek’s push to combine affordable access with competitive performance in the AI market.

  1. DeepSeek’s Flash ties Anthropic’s Opus 5.5 in browser-agent benchmark

    DeepSeek’s Flash model scored 75/100 on the Browser Use benchmark, matching Anthropic’s Opus 5.5. The tie places both models at the top of browser-agent performance, despite the chart still listing…

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  2. DeepSeek launches Search and Fetch APIs at $0.75 per 1,000 requests

    Chinese AI company DeepSeek announced on Oct. 17 that it is offering a Search API and a Fetch API for external developers. Both services are priced at $0.75 per 1,000 successful requests, and free…

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