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# Camel.models.deepseek model

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## DeepSeekModel

```python theme={"system"}
class DeepSeekModel(OpenAICompatibleModel):
```

DeepSeek API in a unified OpenAICompatibleModel interface.

**Parameters:**

* **model\_type** (Union\[ModelType, str]): Model for which a backend is created.
* **model\_config\_dict** (Optional\[Dict\[str, Any]], optional): A dictionary that will be fed into:obj:`openai.ChatCompletion.create()`. If :obj:`None`, :obj:`DeepSeekConfig().as_dict()` will be used. (default: :obj:`None`)
* **api\_key** (Optional\[str], optional): The API key for authenticating with the DeepSeek service. (default: :obj:`None`)
* **url** (Optional\[str], optional): The url to the DeepSeek service. (default: :obj:`https://api.deepseek.com`)
* **token\_counter** (Optional\[BaseTokenCounter], optional): Token counter to use for the model. If not provided, :obj:`OpenAITokenCounter` will be used. (default: :obj:`None`)
* **timeout** (Optional\[float], optional): The timeout value in seconds for API calls. If not provided, will fall back to the MODEL\_TIMEOUT environment variable or default to 180 seconds. (default: :obj:`None`)
* **max\_retries** (int, optional): Maximum number of retries for API calls. (default: :obj:`3`) \*\*kwargs (Any): Additional arguments to pass to the client initialization.
* **References**:
* **https**: //api-docs.deepseek.com/

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### **init**

```python theme={"system"}
def __init__(
    self,
    model_type: Union[ModelType, str],
    model_config_dict: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
    api_key: Optional[str] = None,
    url: Optional[str] = None,
    token_counter: Optional[BaseTokenCounter] = None,
    timeout: Optional[float] = None,
    max_retries: int = 3,
    **kwargs: Any
):
```

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### \_prepare\_request

```python theme={"system"}
def _prepare_request(
    self,
    messages: List[OpenAIMessage],
    response_format: Optional[Type[BaseModel]] = None,
    tools: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]] = None
):
```

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### \_run

```python theme={"system"}
def _run(
    self,
    messages: List[OpenAIMessage],
    response_format: Optional[Type[BaseModel]] = None,
    tools: Optional[List[Dict[str, Any]]] = None
):
```

Runs inference of DeepSeek chat completion.

**Parameters:**

* **messages** (List\[OpenAIMessage]): Message list with the chat history in OpenAI API format.

**Returns:**

Union\[ChatCompletion, Stream\[ChatCompletionChunk]]:
`ChatCompletion` in the non-stream mode, or
`Stream[ChatCompletionChunk]` in the stream mode.