Use DeepSeek V4 in Kilo Code
Open-source SOTA agentic coding with 1M context by default. Choose V4-Pro (1.6T total / 49B active) for frontier performance, or V4-Flash (284B / 13B active) for fast, cost-effective agent work.
How to use DeepSeek V4 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-v4-pro or deepseek-v4-flash
Pick the V4 model in the model selector and start coding with 1M context.
Two models, one API
Pick the right trade-off between raw capability and speed/cost
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
- Open-source SOTA on agentic coding benchmarks
- Leads all open models on world knowledge (trails only Gemini-3.1-Pro)
- Rivals top closed-source models on Math / STEM / Coding
- Thinking and Non-Thinking modes
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
- Reasoning closely approaches V4-Pro
- On par with V4-Pro on simple agent tasks
- Faster response times, highly cost-effective API pricing
- Same 1M context, same dual-mode support
Heads up: deepseek-chat and deepseek-reasoner will be fully retired after Jul 24, 2026 (they currently route to V4-Flash). Switch to deepseek-v4-pro or deepseek-v4-flash in Kilo Code today.
Why DeepSeek V4 in Kilo Code?
A structural leap in attention, context, and agentic capability
1M Context by Default
1M context is now the standard across all official DeepSeek services. Point Kilo Code at a full monorepo, spec, and dependency tree at once.
Sparse Attention (DSA)
Token-wise compression plus DeepSeek Sparse Attention delivers world-leading long context with drastically reduced compute and memory cost.
Agentic-Coding SOTA
V4-Pro is open-source SOTA on agentic coding benchmarks and already powers DeepSeek's in-house coding agent — purpose-built for tool-using workflows.
Thinking + Non-Thinking
Both V4-Pro and V4-Flash support dual modes. Turn on thinking for hard reasoning; turn it off for fast, cheap tool calls.
Open Weights • 101k+ Stars
V4-Pro and V4-Flash weights are published on HuggingFace, and DeepSeek has 101k+ GitHub stars. Self-host, fine-tune, or audit — no vendor lock-in.
Cost-Effective Frontier
V4-Flash gives you reasoning close to V4-Pro at a fraction of the price — and Kilo Code's BYOK means you pay DeepSeek's API rates with no markup.
Coming from the previous generation? Compare with DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus.
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