DeepSeek Coder
DeepSeek's code-specialised model family with strong performance on autocomplete and reasoning.
DeepSeek Coder is DeepSeek's code-specialised model family with strong performance on autocomplete and reasoning. DeepSeek Coder is released as an open-source model family by DeepSeek AI, with model weights available on Hugging Face.
About DeepSeek Coder
DeepSeek Coder is DeepSeek's code-specialized model family, released open source with weights on Hugging Face.
It's built for code: trained on a large multilingual code corpus for completion, generation, and reasoning, and shipped in multiple sizes (1.3B, 6.7B, 33B) so you can match it to your hardware.
It's for developers who want an open code model to self-host or call, with a web chat to try it first. Caveats: as a code-specialized model it can underperform general models on non-coding tasks, hosted use is rate-limited, and the 33B variant needs substantial GPU memory to self-host.
Like Codestral, it's a model you build on rather than an editor you install.
Sources: deepseek.com, this listing
What it does well
- DeepSeek Coder is released as an open-source model family by DeepSeek AI, with model weights available on Hugging Face.
- The model family includes multiple parameter sizes (1.3B, 6.7B, and 33B), allowing users to choose based on their hardware and performance needs.
- DeepSeek Coder is trained on a large multilingual code corpus and supports code completion, code generation, and code reasoning tasks across many programming languages.
- A web-based chat interface is available for users who want to try the model without local setup.
Where it falls short
- As a code-specialized model, it may underperform general-purpose models on non-coding tasks such as long-form creative writing.
- Hosted usage is subject to rate limits and queueing during peak times.
- Local deployment of the larger 33B variant requires substantial GPU memory, limiting self-hosting to users with high-end hardware.
Tagged
- Self-hostable
- Web-based
- Free
- Freemium
- Open Source
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</a>Frequently asked questions
- What is DeepSeek Coder?
- DeepSeek Coder is DeepSeek's code-specialised model family with strong performance on autocomplete and reasoning.
- Is DeepSeek Coder free?
- DeepSeek Coder offers a free tier and paid plans with higher limits or premium features.
- What platforms does DeepSeek Coder support?
- DeepSeek Coder runs on web.
- What category does DeepSeek Coder belong to?
- DeepSeek Coder is in the Code Completion category — Inline AI suggestion extensions for existing IDEs — Copilot-style autocomplete, low-latency model servers, BYOK.
- What are the downsides of DeepSeek Coder?
- As a code-specialized model, it may underperform general-purpose models on non-coding tasks such as long-form creative writing. Hosted usage is subject to rate limits and queueing during peak times. Local deployment of the larger 33B variant requires substantial GPU memory, limiting self-hosting to users with high-end hardware.