DeepSeek search API free in Claude Code and Codex until Oct 31
DeepSeek opened its search and fetch API free through Oct 31 for Claude Code, Codex and DeepSeek Harness (normally $0.75 per 1,000 searches), while V4.1 Flash tokens still bill from $0.15 per 1M input.
DEEPSEEK JUST MADE WEB SEARCH FREE INSIDE CLAUDE CODE AND CODEX 😳 They opened their own search engine to everyone today Normal price is $0.75 per 1,000 searches But search and fetch calls from Claude Code, Codex and DeepSeek Harness are free until Oct 31 What you get • Live web search inside your coding agent • Fetch that turns any page into clean text • The new DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 model doing the work • Flash pricing from $0.15 per 1M input tokens Here is how 1. Make an API key at http://platform.deepseek.com 2. In Claude Code set ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to http://api.deepseek.com/anthropic and put your key in ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN 3. In Codex run the one click setup script from DeepSeek's docs 4. Ask your agent to search the web and it uses DeepSeek search for free Search is free till Oct 31 Model tokens still cost money