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DeepSeek License Agreement
Use, reproduce, modify and distribute the model and derivatives, including commercially, under use-based restrictions (Attachment A) that must be passed on in every distribution.
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SPDX LicenseRef-DeepSeek Version 1.0 Official text
Uses at a glance
| commercial use | Permitted |
|---|---|
| production deployment | Permitted |
| modification / derivatives | Permitted |
| redistribution | Permitted |
| sublicensing | Not documented |
| AI model training | Needs human review |
| inference-time use (RAG, prompts, generation) | Permitted |
Why some uses need review
AI model training. Derivatives, including models trained on the model's outputs or by distillation, carry the use-based restrictions. A reviewer should confirm how this applies to your model.
Duties
- license notice
- use restrictions
- pass on restrictions
Notes
- DeepSeek-V3 and DeepSeek-R1 weights were later released under MIT; check the model card for which license applies.
Resources under this license
No resource in the registry is published under this license yet.
For agents
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-d '{"license":"LicenseRef-DeepSeek","intended_use":{"commercial_use":true,"deployment":true}}'Reading version 2026-10-09 by the Rightshold rights desk; reference hash d423ee56f05f51d2cc8a7d3063f4786ee82269d4fdc3fbf83380a041e9083ed9 identifies this license version: it is computed over the SPDX id, the version and the official URL, not over the license text. The license text governs; this is not legal advice.