DeepSeek R1 Now Available via Fireworks AI API
Fireworks AI is hosting DeepSeek R1, the reasoning-optimized open model, as a fast API endpoint with playground access.
Fireworks AI has added DeepSeek R1 to its model catalog, offering API access and an interactive playground for the reasoning-focused open model. The hosted version is identical to the weights DeepSeek published on HuggingFace.
DeepSeek R1 was trained with reinforcement learning and cold-start data techniques to strengthen performance on reasoning, math, and code tasks. Fireworks AI's "Fast" designation indicates an inference-optimized deployment, giving developers a managed alternative to self-hosting the model. The listing expands the set of third-party platforms offering hosted access to DeepSeek's flagship reasoning model, which has drawn attention for its competitive benchmark results against proprietary alternatives. For teams evaluating reasoning-capable models, another hosted option lowers the barrier to testing DeepSeek R1 in production workflows without provisioning dedicated GPU infrastructure.