Want to try the 671B full-featured Deepseek-r1 for free with web and API access? There aren't many options available!

• deepseek.com official: Free web version with the best performance, no free API quota, and currently paused for top-ups.
• ByteDance Volcano Ark / Silicon-based Flow: Offer the full-featured R1 and API, but no free quota.
• Baidu Intelligent Cloud Qianfan ModelBuilder: Provides limited-time free access to the full-featured R1 and API, but the interface is not compatible with OpenAI, making it inconvenient to use.
• 302.ai and other cloud service providers: Mostly offer partial free quotas for the web version but no free API quota.

After comprehensive testing, the only platforms I found that offer sufficient free quota, full-featured R1, and OpenAI-compatible API access are: Tencent Cloud Ti Platform and Alibaba Cloud Bailian.

Platform	Free Web Access	Free API Calls	OpenAI-Compatible API	Remarks
ByteDance Volcano Ark	✅	Paid	✅	API requires payment / limited free web access
Silicon-based Flow	❌	Paid	✅	Paid service
302.AI	Limited free quota	Paid	❌	Paid service
Baidu Intelligent Cloud Qianfan ModelBuilder	✅	✅	❌	Limited-time free
Tencent Cloud Large Model	✅	✅	✅	Free until Feb 26
Alibaba Cloud Bailian	✅	✅	✅	Free 1 million tokens

Alibaba Cloud Bailian

Service Activation and API Usage Guide

1. Service Activation

1. Registration and Login: Visit the Alibaba Cloud Bailian Console, register an Alibaba Cloud account, and log in.
2. Real-name Verification: Complete real-name verification as prompted.
3. API Key Creation: Go to the API Key Management Page and create a new API Key.

2. API Resources and Limits

1. Free Quota: 1 million tokens of free usage.
2. Usage Limits:
   • Maximum calls per minute: 60
   • Maximum token consumption per minute: 100,000

3. OpenAI-Compatible API

For developer convenience, Alibaba Cloud Bailian provides an OpenAI-compatible API interface:

• API URL: https://dashscope.aliyuncs.com/compatible-mode/v1
• API Key (SK): Use the API Key created in the "API Key Management Page".
• Available Models: deepseek-r1, deepseek-v3

Tencent Cloud Large Model Knowledge Engine

Service Activation and API Usage Guide

1. Service Activation

1. Account Registration and Login: Visit the Tencent Cloud Console, register a Tencent Cloud account, and log in.
2. Real-name Verification: https://console.cloud.tencent.com/developer/auth Complete the real-name verification process as guided.
3. Large Model Knowledge Engine Service Activation:
   • Go to the Large Model Knowledge Engine Service Page
   • Follow the instructions to activate the "Large Model Knowledge Engine" service.

4. API Key Creation:
   • Enter the Large Model Knowledge Engine console.
   • Create a new API Key in the API Key Management page.

5. API Key Copy: Copy the created API Key.

2. OpenAI-Compatible API

Tencent Cloud Large Model provides an OpenAI-compatible API interface:

• API URL: https://api.lkeap.cloud.tencent.com/v1
• API Key (SK): Use the API Key copied in the previous step.
• Available Models: deepseek-r1, deepseek-v3

3. Online Experience

You can try the DeepSeek series models online at:

https://console.cloud.tencent.com/tione/v2/aimarket/detail/deepseek_series?detailTab=deep_seek_v1&regionId=4

First-time access may require applying for model usage permission.

4. Free Quota and Validity Period

• Free Period: Until February 25, 2025, 23:59:59 Beijing Time.
• Billing Information: After the free period ends, usage will be charged based on actual consumption.