No — DeepSeek is operational
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AIWatch Data: Based on AIWatch data from the last 30 days, DeepSeek experienced 4 incidents with an average recovery time of 21 minutes. 30-day uptime: 99.88%.
DeepSeek API provides access to DeepSeek's frontier reasoning models (V3, R1) at significantly lower price points than Western providers. It is a Chinese AI lab whose models have gained rapid adoption since early 2026.
AIWatch Insight: DeepSeek API can experience capacity-driven outages during demand spikes (model release events, viral moments). Geographic latency varies more than US-based providers given DeepSeek's primarily Asian infrastructure. Note: DeepSeek migrated their status page to Flashduty in May 2026. The platform blocks plain server requests, so AIWatch reads DeepSeek's official Flashduty status feed via a browser-rendered fetch — live incident coverage is current again, complemented by a direct API latency probe.
When DeepSeek API is down, applications relying on its low-cost reasoning models will fail. Cost-sensitive deployments that switched from OpenAI/Claude to DeepSeek for affordability lose their primary backend.
This page provides real-time status, 30-day uptime history, and recent incident details — updated every 5 minutes by AIWatch.
Is DeepSeek API down right now?
Check the live status indicator at the top of this page. AIWatch monitors DeepSeek every 5 minutes and shows real-time operational status.
Why is DeepSeek slow today?
DeepSeek slowdowns often follow major announcements or viral usage. Check this page for active incidents, and the AIWatch dashboard for probe response times.
What are alternatives to DeepSeek?
Based on current AIWatch data, Groq Cloud (Score: 90) and Fireworks AI (Score: 86) are the most reliable alternatives right now. Mistral, Groq, OpenAI, and Claude are alternatives depending on your needs. For reasoning specifically, Claude or OpenAI offer comparable quality at higher cost.
How do I check DeepSeek status?
You can check DeepSeek status on this page, on the official DeepSeek status page at status.deepseek.com, or on the AIWatch dashboard at ai-watch.dev.