DeepSeek API for EU developers
without the data-residency concern
Access DeepSeek V3 through an EU-hosted, GDPR-compliant gateway. Same model, same price, no China data residency. $0.26/1M input · 64K context · OpenAI-compatible.
Why EU developers need a DeepSeek API alternative
DeepSeek is among the best value frontier models available. The data-residency question is the only reason EU teams hesitate.
The direct API problem
deepseek.com serves its API from China-hosted infrastructure. For GDPR-regulated businesses, routing production prompts through non-EU servers creates a data-transfer compliance gap that legal and security teams flag during vendor review.
OdinClaw as the EU layer
Your request hits OdinClaw's EU-hosted control plane first. We act as a GDPR data processor: prompt forwarded, inference returned, no content stored. The legal relationship is between your organisation and an EU-governed service.
Same model, same price
OdinClaw passes through DeepSeek V3 at $0.26/1M input — essentially the same as DeepSeek direct. You get the model's quality (top-5 on HumanEval, MATH-500, MMLU) with the compliance story your legal team can accept.
DeepSeek V3 — model facts and pricing
Hard numbers only. No marketing claims without a source.
| Model / provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V3 (direct, deepseek.com) | $0.27 | $1.10 |
| OdinClawDeepSeek V3 (via OdinClaw) | $0.26 | $1.10 |
| GPT-4o (OpenAI direct) | $2.50 | $10.00 |
| Claude 3 Haiku (Anthropic direct) | $0.25 | $1.25 |
Prices as of June 2026. See /models for the full registry with live pricing.
One-line migration from the DeepSeek API
OdinClaw uses the same OpenAI-compatible API shape as the DeepSeek direct API. Change your base URL and API key — your existing request bodies, streaming logic, and tool-use integrations continue to work unchanged.
- OpenAI Python SDK
- openai-node / TypeScript SDK
- LangChain + LlamaIndex
- Direct HTTP / curl
# Before (DeepSeek direct — China-hosted)
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["DEEPSEEK_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://api.deepseek.com/v1",
)
# After (OdinClaw — EU-hosted, GDPR-compliant)
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["ODINCLAW_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://api.claw.odin-labs.ai/v1",
)
# Request body is identical — no changes needed
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="deepseek-v3",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}],
)What about my data?
OdinClaw acts as a data processor under GDPR. Your prompts are forwarded to DeepSeek for inference and are not retained by OdinClaw beyond the network hop. We log billing metadata only: token counts, latency, tier, and timestamp. No prompt or completion text is stored.
We are an early product. We do not currently hold SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification. If your procurement process requires a certified vendor today, we will not pretend otherwise. Our security practices are documented in our privacy policy. We publish a changelog when our posture changes.
Common questions
Why does "DeepSeek API EU" matter — can I not just use DeepSeek directly?
You can. DeepSeek's direct API is hosted in China. For many EU companies — especially those under GDPR, sectoral regulation, or internal data-residency policies — routing sensitive prompts through Chinese-hosted infrastructure creates a compliance gap. OdinClaw acts as an EU-hosted proxy: your request leaves your system, is received by our EU servers, is forwarded to DeepSeek, and the response returns the same way. We do not store prompt content; we store only billing metadata (token counts, latency, timestamp). This architecture lets you use DeepSeek's cost-efficient models while keeping your data flow inside an EU-governed context.
What is DeepSeek V3 and why is it relevant?
DeepSeek V3 is a 685B-parameter mixture-of-experts model released by DeepSeek in December 2024. On standard coding, math, and instruction-following benchmarks it competes with GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet at a fraction of the price ($0.26/1M input tokens vs $2.50 for GPT-4o). The 64K context window covers most production workloads. It uses the same OpenAI-compatible API shape, so migration is a one-line base-URL change.
What data does OdinClaw store about my requests?
We store billing metadata only: token counts (input + output), latency, tier, model name, and timestamp. We do not store prompt content, completion text, or any user-identifying information beyond your account identifier. Your prompts are forwarded to DeepSeek for inference and not retained by OdinClaw beyond the network hop. Full details in our privacy policy.
Is the API truly drop-in compatible with the OpenAI SDK?
Yes. Change OPENAI_BASE_URL to https://api.claw.odin-labs.ai/v1 and replace your API key. The request format (model, messages, temperature, max_tokens, stream) is identical. DeepSeek V3 is exposed as model ID "deepseek-v3" in our gateway. Streaming, tool-use, and JSON mode all work.
Do you have SOC 2 or ISO 27001?
Not yet. OdinClaw is an early product. We run on hardened EU VMs, use TLS 1.3 in transit, and follow the principle of least privilege. If your procurement process requires a certified vendor, we are honest that we are not there yet. Certification is on the roadmap — the changelog will reflect it when it ships.
Start using DeepSeek V3 in the EU
Free tier — 100K tokens per month, no credit card, hard spend cap at €0. One API key, OpenAI-compatible, no China data-residency concern.