Want to experience the full-power 671B version of Deepseek-r1 with web and API calls for free? There aren't many choices on the market!

• deepseek.com Official: Free web version with the best performance, but no free API quota and currently suspended recharge.
• ByteDance Volcano Engine/Silicon-Based Flow, etc.: Provide the full-power R1 version and API, but without a free quota.
• Baidu AI Cloud Qianfan ModelBuilder: Offers the full-power R1 version and API for free for a limited time, but the interface is not compatible with OpenAI, making it inconvenient to use.
• 302.ai and other cloud service providers: Basically offer some free quota for the web version, but no free quota for the API.

After comprehensive experience, I only found Tencent Cloud Ti Platform and Alibaba Cloud Bailian that truly have sufficient free quota and provide full-power R1 and OpenAI API compatible calls.

Platform	Free Web Experience	Free API Calls	OpenAI API Compatible	Remarks
ByteDance Volcano Engine	✅	Paid	✅	API requires payment / Web experience has some free quota
Silicon-Based Flow	❌	Paid	✅	Requires payment
302.AI	Some free quota	Paid	❌	Requires payment
Baidu AI Cloud Qianfan ModelBuilder	✅	✅	❌	Limited time free
Tencent Cloud Large Model	✅	✅	✅	Free until February 26th
Alibaba Cloud Bailian	✅	✅	✅	Free 1 million tokens

Alibaba Cloud Bailian

Opening Process and API Usage Instructions

I. Service Activation

1. Registration and Login: Visit the Alibaba Cloud Bailian console at https://bailian.console.aliyun.com, register an Alibaba Cloud account and log in.
2. Real-Name Authentication: Complete real-name authentication as prompted.
3. API Key Creation: Go to the API Key Management page and create a new API Key at https://bailian.console.aliyun.com/?apiKey=1

II. API Resources and Restrictions

1. Free Quota: 1 million tokens of free calling quota.
2. Call Limits:
   • Maximum number of calls per minute: 60
   • Maximum token consumption per minute: 100,000

III. OpenAI Compatible API

To facilitate developers' use, Alibaba Cloud Bailian provides an interface compatible with the OpenAI API:

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

Tencent Cloud Large Model Knowledge Engine

Opening Process and API Usage Instructions

I. Service Activation

1. Account Registration and Login: Visit the Tencent Cloud Console at https://console.cloud.tencent.com, register a Tencent Cloud account and log in.
2. Real-Name Authentication: https://console.cloud.tencent.com/developer/auth Complete the real-name authentication process according to the page prompts.
3. Large Model Knowledge Engine Service Activation:
   • Go to the Large Model Knowledge Engine service page at https://console.cloud.tencent.com/lkeap
   • Follow the on-screen 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 on the API Key Management page.

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

II. OpenAI Compatible API

Tencent Cloud Large Model provides an interface compatible with the OpenAI API:

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

III. Online Experience

You can experience the DeepSeek series models online through the following address:

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

You may need to apply for model usage permission on your first visit.

IV. Free Quota and Validity Period

• Free Period: Until 23:59:59 Beijing time on February 25, 2025.
• Billing Instructions: After the free period ends, you will be charged according to actual usage.