# Antseed vs DeepSeek API (slim)

> Antseed scores 55.1 (C) on agent readiness against DeepSeek API's 46.8 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. DeepSeek API leads on agent ergonomics and transparency & trust. Both do llm inference. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Antseed scores 55.1 (C) on agent readiness against DeepSeek API's 46.8 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. DeepSeek API leads on agent ergonomics and transparency & trust. Both do llm inference.

- Antseed: C 55.1, rank #518 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/antseed.min.md
- DeepSeek API: D 46.8, rank #639 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepseek-api.min.md
- Antseed, good for Agents and coding tools that want pay-per-request inference with no account, and owners comfortable holding USDC on Base. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 55 against 49; Security & auth, 45 against 30; Payments & pricing, 70 against 20; Maintenance & community, 79 against 46. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card; Open source.
- DeepSeek API, good for Low-cost long-context work on public data, and off-peak batch-style jobs run through the normal API. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 70 against 56; Transparency & trust, 65 against 59. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.

| Category | Antseed | DeepSeek API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 62 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 55 | 49 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 56 | 70 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 30 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 70 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 79 | 46 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 59 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Antseed | DeepSeek API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Model router | Model API |
| Vendor | Antseed Foundation | DeepSeek |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.deepseek.com` |
| Auth | None | API key |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 (LICENSE in the repository). The @antseed/cli manifest on npm carries no licence field | none |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-09-10 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-05-15 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 106 stars, 1.8k npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 2/5 (2) |