DeepSeek has announced that its API now supports web search and fetch functions, with usage billed by request volume at 5 yuan per 1,000 successful requests. The company said the Search and Fetch interfaces are already being accessed through server-side tool calls when users run the DeepSeek API inside DeepSeek Harness, Claude Code, and Codex. Those Search/Fetch calls are not being charged at this stage. According to the announcement, billing for that portion will begin at 00:00 Beijing time on Nov. 1, 2026. The update was cited by Odaily, which attributed the notice to a DeepSeek announcement, with Jin10 referenced in the brief.
DeepSeek said in an announcement that the DeepSeek API now supports web search and fetch functions, with pricing set at 5 yuan for every 1,000 successful requests.
The company also said that when users access the DeepSeek API through DeepSeek Harness, Claude Code, and Codex, server-side tool calls are already reaching the Search/Fetch interfaces. That portion is not being billed for now. Charges for those Search/Fetch calls will start at 00:00 Beijing time on Nov. 1, 2026.
The brief was published by Odaily and cited Jin10.
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