DeepSeek's $0.75 Search API Undercuts Tavily From Servers in China
DeepSeek's new Search & Fetch API costs $0.75 per 1,000 calls, about a tenth of Tavily's basic search, with billing from October 31. Queries go to a service that stores data in China under PRC-governed terms.
October 17, 2026 · 9 min read