Want a free trial of the full-blood 671B Deepseek-r1 with web interface and API access? There aren't many options!
- deepseek.com official: The web version is free with the best performance, but there's no free API quota and recharge is currently suspended.
- ByteDance Volcano Engine/Silicon Flux, etc.: Provide the full-blood R1 version and API, but no free quota.
- Baidu AI Cloud Qianfan ModelBuilder: Offers the full-blood R1 version and API 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 provide a web version with some free quota, but no free API quota.
After comprehensive experience, I have only found Tencent Cloud Ti Platform and Alibaba Cloud Bailian that truly have sufficient free quota and provide full-blood R1 and OpenAI API compatible calls.
Platform Free Web Trial Free API Call OpenAI API Compatible Remarks ByteDance Volcano Engine ✅ Paid ✅ API requires payment / Web experience has limited free quota Silicon Flux ❌ Paid ✅ Requires payment 302.AI Partial free quota Paid ❌ Requires payment Baidu AI Cloud Qianfan ModelBuilder ✅ ✅ ❌ Limited time free Tencent Cloud Large Model ✅ ✅ ✅ Free until 2-26 Alibaba Cloud Bailian ✅ ✅ ✅ Free 1 million tokens
Alibaba Cloud Bailian
Opening Process and API Usage Instructions
I. Service Activation
- Registration and Login: Visit the Alibaba Cloud Bailian console https://bailian.console.aliyun.com, register an Alibaba Cloud account and log in.
- Real-Name Authentication: Complete real-name authentication as prompted.
- API Key Creation: Go to the API Key management page and create a new API Key https://bailian.console.aliyun.com/?apiKey=1
II. API Resources and Restrictions
- Free Quota: 1 million tokens of free calls.
- Call Restrictions:
- 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 in 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
- Account Registration and Login: Visit the Tencent Cloud console https://console.cloud.tencent.com, register a Tencent Cloud account and log in.
- Real-Name Authentication: https://console.cloud.tencent.com/developer/auth Complete the real-name authentication process according to the page prompts.
- Large Model Knowledge Engine Service Activation:
- Go to the Large Model Knowledge Engine service page https://console.cloud.tencent.com/lkeap
- Follow the instructions on the page 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.
- API Key Copy: 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:
You may need to apply for model usage permission upon first access.
IV. Free Quota and Validity Period
- Free Period: Until 23:59:59, February 25, 2025, Beijing time.
- Charging Instructions: After the free period ends, you will be charged according to actual usage.