DeepSeek
by DeepSeek
Chinese AI lab with powerful open-source models, raising concerns about data sovereignty.
Pricing
free
Security
poor
Enterprise
None
Trains on data
Yes
About DeepSeek
DeepSeek is a Chinese AI research lab that has released several powerful open-source models including DeepSeek-V3 and DeepSeek-R1. While the models are impressive and freely available, the web-based chat product routes data through servers in China, raising significant data sovereignty concerns for enterprise users. Self-hosting the open models avoids this issue.
Pricing
Free web chat. API pricing extremely competitive. Open-source models freely downloadable.
Company Information
Compliance & Certifications
No certifications listedReviews (1)
Banned from our org immediately
Data goes to China. That's it. That's the review. We blocked it at the network level. If you're handling any sensitive data, steer clear of the web app. The open-source models self-hosted are a different story — those are fine.
Use case: N/A — blocked
Pros
- +Strong model performance
- +Open-source models available
Cons
- -Data stored in China
- -Subject to Chinese data laws
- -Keystroke logging reported
- -No enterprise controls