DeepSeek-V3.1 Free API on SambaNova

Free API

Available from SambaNova

★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 Benchmark-backed score

DeepSeek-V3.1 — free model from SambaNova.

Free APIOpenAI compatibleReasoningTool callingJSON modeTextReasoning

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API Details

Copy-ready connection details

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Base URL

https://api.sambanova.ai/v1

Model ID

deepseek-v3-1

API format OpenAI Chat Completions

Technical Details

DeepSeek-V3.1 specifications

Provider catalog

Context window 128K

Max output 8K

Status Online

Family deepseek-chat-v3-1

Released Aug 21, 2025

Last updated Aug 6, 2026

Free listing since Aug 21, 2025

Input text, reasoning

Output text

Capabilities reasoning, tool calling, structured output

Open weights Yes

AI Recommendation

Should you use DeepSeek-V3.1?

DeepSeek-V3.1 is listed for chat workloads and supports a 128K context window.

Use it when SambaNova's free tier is enough for evaluation, demos, or light production traffic.

Best for

Chat

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Long context window
Reasoning mode listed
Tool calling support
Structured JSON output

Watch outs

Free-tier rate limits apply
Vision support is not listed

Benchmark Overview

Benchmark signals for DeepSeek-V3.1

Measured data

Intelligence General reasoning and instruction following

28.1/100

Coding Programming and code generation

29.7/100

Agentic Tool use and multi-step tasks

18.9/100

Context Maximum listed context window

128K

Pricing

DeepSeek-V3.1 pricing per 1M tokens

Free tier listed

Input $0.56 per 1M tokens

Output $1.68 per 1M tokens

Free access Available SambaNova

Rate limit 20 RPM, 20 RPD, 200K TPD provider policy

Availability

DeepSeek-V3.1 availability by provider

Current provider only

We only found this deepseek-chat-v3-1 listing on SambaNova in the current catalog. Use the related models section for nearby alternatives.

Provider	Model listing	Access	Context	API	Limits
SambaNova	DeepSeek-V3.1	Free tier	128K	Native	20 RPM, 20 RPD, 200K TPD

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Compare

DeepSeek-V3.1 alternatives to consider

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Model	Provider	Context	Access
DeepSeek-V3.2 (Preview)	SambaNova	128K	Free tier
MiniMax-M2.7	SambaNova	128K	Free tier
gemma-4-31B-it (Preview)	SambaNova	128K	Free tier

Typical Use Cases

DeepSeek-V3.1 use cases

Chat

DeepSeek-V3.1 is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

FAQ

DeepSeek-V3.1 free API FAQ

Is DeepSeek-V3.1 free to use?

DeepSeek-V3.1 is listed with free API access on SambaNova, subject to the provider's quota and account policy.

What is the DeepSeek-V3.1 model ID?

The model ID shown in this catalog is deepseek-v3-1.

What are the DeepSeek-V3.1 free tier rate limits on SambaNova?

The listed free tier limit is 20 RPM, 20 RPD, 200K TPD. Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.

What context window does DeepSeek-V3.1 support?

The listed context window is 128K tokens with up to 8K output tokens.

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