# deepseek-code

An open-source command-line AI coding assistant powered by the DeepSeek-V3 model, positioned as a lower-cost alternative to proprietary coding-agent products.

deepseek-code is a terminal-based coding assistant built on the DeepSeek-V3 language model, distributed as an open-source Python package under the MIT license. It is aimed at developers who want an alternative to proprietary commercial coding agents at a lower cost.

The repository is organized as a standard Python project with a source directory, an automated test suite, continuing-integration workflows, and documentation for contributing, security disclosure, and a code of conduct, following conventional open-source engineering practices.

Website: https://platform.deepseek.com/