Use DeepSeek in Kilo Code
Premium AI performance at a fraction of the cost. 671B parameters, 37B activated, fully open source with MIT license.
How to use DeepSeek in Kilo Code
Set up in minutes with your own API key
Get DeepSeek API Key
Sign up at DeepSeek Platform and get your API key.
Install Kilo Code
Add Kilo Code extension to VS Code, JetBrains IDE, or use the CLI.
Open Kilo Code Settings
Open Command Palette and search "Kilo Code" to access settings.
Add DeepSeek API Key
Go to BYOK providers and add your DeepSeek API key.
Select DeepSeek Model
Choose a DeepSeek model from the model selector and start coding!
Why DeepSeek in Kilo Code?
Open source power meets unbeatable cost efficiency
Open Source (MIT License)
Fully open source with MIT license. No vendor lock-in, audit the code, self-host on your infrastructure. 101k+ GitHub stars and growing.
10-50x Cost Savings
Just $0.21/1M input tokens compared to $3+ for competitors. Get frontier-level performance without the frontier-level bills.
Hybrid Reasoning
Toggle thinking mode on/off via parameter. Get detailed step-by-step reasoning when needed, or fast direct responses for simpler tasks.
Coding Optimized
Built specifically for agents and code generation. Excellent performance on coding benchmarks with Intelligence Index #8 out of 58 models.
128K Context Window
Handle large codebases with ease. Up to 128K-163K tokens of context lets you work with entire projects, not just snippets.
MoE Architecture
671B total parameters, but only 37B activated per token. Mixture of Experts gives you massive model capacity with efficient inference.
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