DeepSeek via Locus x402

Name: DeepSeek via Locus x402
Price: 0.001 USD

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DeepSeek via Locus x402 is a paid API for AI agents from deepseek.x402.paywithlocus.com, paid per call via x402, $0.001/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-11).

Calls DeepSeek frontier AI models (V3 for fast chat/code, R1 for deep reasoning) via an OpenAI-compatible, pay-per-call x402 API

Price / call$0.001

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How this service works

Frontier AI models — DeepSeek-V3 for fast chat and code, DeepSeek-R1 for deep chain-of-thought reasoning. OpenAI-compatible API format. Among the most capable and cost-efficient models available.

Output

A JSON response containing a chat completion object nested under 'data', with the AI-generated text in the standard OpenAI-compatible format, plus a 'payment' object confirming 0.001 USDC was settled, a 'request' object with a UUID and status URL for tracking, and a 'success' boolean.

Example use cases

Code debugging with fast AI

“I have a Python function that's supposed to merge two sorted lists but it's returning incorrect results — can you use DeepSeek V3 to find the bug and rewrite it correctly? Keep the answer under 1000 tokens.”

Step-by-step math reasoning

“Use DeepSeek R1 to solve this probability problem step by step: if I flip a fair coin 10 times, what's the probability of getting at least 7 heads? Show all reasoning, up to 1500 tokens.”

Automated text summarization pipeline

“Summarize this 3-paragraph legal clause into plain English using DeepSeek V3 — I need a concise answer, so cap it at 500 tokens and keep the temperature low at 0.2 for consistency.”

Technical details

Endpoint

POSThttps://deepseek.x402.paywithlocus.com/deepseek/chat?utm_source=zero.xyz

When to prefer

Choose this endpoint when you need a capable, cost-efficient frontier LLM accessible via a simple pay-per-call micropayment (no subscription or API key management) — especially when you want DeepSeek's specific strengths: fast chat and code generation with V3, or deep multi-step chain-of-thought reasoning with R1. Prefer it over OpenAI or Anthropic endpoints when cost efficiency matters most or when DeepSeek's reasoning style is specifically desired. Ideal for agents that need to dynamically pay per inference using x402/USDC without pre-provisioning API credentials.

Side effects

Insufficient USDC balance or x402 payment authorization failure — payment rejected before inference runs
max_tokens not provided — required to bound metered authorization, request will be rejected
Streaming requested (stream:true) — not supported via public x402, will fail or be silently ignored
Invalid model name specified — only deepseek-v4-flash and deepseek-v4-pro are valid metered options
Messages array malformed or empty — model returns error without valid conversation input
Rate limits or upstream DeepSeek API downtime causing 5xx errors

Input

Schema · Request body

Field	Type	Description
stop	string
model	string
top_p	number
stream	boolean
messages	array
max_tokens	number
temperature	number

Output

Schema · Response

{
  "type": "json",
  "example": {
    "data": {},
    "payment": {
      "scheme": "exact",
      "settledUsdc": "0.001000",
      "authorizedMaxUsdc": "0.001000"
    },
    "request": {
      "id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
      "statusUrl": "/requests/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"
    },
    "success": true
  }
}

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How this service works

Frontier AI models — DeepSeek-V3 for fast chat and code, DeepSeek-R1 for deep chain-of-thought reasoning. OpenAI-compatible API format. Among the most capable and cost-efficient models available.

Output

Example use cases

Code debugging with fast AI

Step-by-step math reasoning

“Use DeepSeek R1 to solve this probability problem step by step: if I flip a fair coin 10 times, what's the probability of getting at least 7 heads? Show all reasoning, up to 1500 tokens.”

Automated text summarization pipeline

“Summarize this 3-paragraph legal clause into plain English using DeepSeek V3 — I need a concise answer, so cap it at 500 tokens and keep the temperature low at 0.2 for consistency.”

Technical details

Endpoint

POSThttps://deepseek.x402.paywithlocus.com/deepseek/chat?utm_source=zero.xyz

When to prefer

Side effects

Insufficient USDC balance or x402 payment authorization failure — payment rejected before inference runs
max_tokens not provided — required to bound metered authorization, request will be rejected
Streaming requested (stream:true) — not supported via public x402, will fail or be silently ignored
Invalid model name specified — only deepseek-v4-flash and deepseek-v4-pro are valid metered options
Messages array malformed or empty — model returns error without valid conversation input
Rate limits or upstream DeepSeek API downtime causing 5xx errors

Input

Schema · Request body

Field	Type	Description
stop	string
model	string
top_p	number
stream	boolean
messages	array
max_tokens	number
temperature	number

Output

Schema · Response

{
  "type": "json",
  "example": {
    "data": {},
    "payment": {
      "scheme": "exact",
      "settledUsdc": "0.001000",
      "authorizedMaxUsdc": "0.001000"
    },
    "request": {
      "id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000",
      "statusUrl": "/requests/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000000"
    },
    "success": true
  }
}