[UPDATE] DeepSeek opens Search and Fetch APIs at $0.75 per 1,000 calls, undercutting agent-search rivals
Startup Fortune and Dataconomy report that DeepSeek has opened its in-house search engine to developers through Search and Fetch APIs. Both are priced at $0.75 per 1,000 successful requests, with calls through some agent harnesses free until billing begins on Oct 31. Startup Fortune notes that competing services run roughly $1–$16 per 1,000 calls, while cautioning that the services differ and launch prices may change. This low price point for search retrieval sold to AI agents bears on answer-engine economics. Points to watch are whether rival search-API vendors respond on price and how data-residency concerns affect adoption.