MATRIX · DeepSeek Search https://derekwang2002.github.io/ai-intelligence/en/projects/deepseek-search/ Material changes in AI models, agents, engineering and infrastructure, with primary sources and recommendations. en Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:56:00 GMT DeepSeek opens Search and Fetch APIs for agent retrieval https://derekwang2002.github.io/ai-intelligence/en/events/ev-20261017-01/ ev-20261017-01-published Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:59:50 GMT New TRIAL <p>DeepSeek opened raw Search and Fetch APIs that return structured search results and webpage Markdown. Each costs $0.75 per 1,000 successful non-empty requests and has a separate account-level 5 QPS limit. Server-side tool calls through DeepSeek Harness, Claude Code and Codex are temporarily free until November 1 Beijing time.</p><p><strong>Why read: </strong>Retrieval cost is separately measurable from model tokens at a low public price; 5 QPS, relevance and prompt injection are the main tradeoffs.</p><p>Recommendation: TRIAL</p><p>Sources: <a href="https://api-docs.deepseek.com/guides/search">DeepSeek Search and Fetch guide</a> · <a href="https://api-docs.deepseek.com/news/news261017">DeepSeek V4.1-Flash-1017 release</a> · <a href="https://api-docs.deepseek.com/zh-cn/news/news261017">DeepSeek V4.1-Flash-1017 Chinese release</a></p>