What the family record covers
DeepSeek's API documentation lists the model identifiers currently available to an account and records model changes in a dated changelog. This makes the API identifier and verification date more reliable catalog keys than a persistent marketing label.
AAA.win does not repeat provider benchmark scores as an independent ranking. Evaluate the current identifier on the same held-out inputs, schema validators, review rubric, and regional network path used by your application.
Documented access paths
- DeepSeek API
- OpenAI-compatible API surface documented by the provider
- Current model identifiers should be discovered from official documentation or the Models endpoint
Capabilities to verify
- Thinking and non-thinking behavior under the documented current identifiers
- Structured output and tool compatibility in the selected client integration
- Chinese, English, and domain vocabulary on representative data
- Service behavior, change notices, and migration steps before production adoption
Decision questions
- Which model ID does the Models endpoint return at the time of the pilot?
- What migration trigger is used when an alias or compatibility route changes?
- Do data handling, region, and service terms match the organization's requirements?
Evaluation cautions
- Legacy aliases and current model identifiers can change over time.
- API compatibility does not imply identical model behavior or feature support.
- Official benchmark claims should remain labeled as provider claims until independently reproduced.
Related decisions
Move from a family name to the product, provider, workflow, comparison, or protocol that defines the real choice.
Sources checked
Open the original pages before relying on a time-sensitive product decision.