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DeepSeek
Occupational health & absence managementDeepSeek for occupational health & absence management
Open-weight (MIT) Chinese language model with a 1M context window and a built-in reasoning mode, at very low API costs.
DeepSeek is not on our list for occupational health & absence management. Usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for occupational health & absence management.
- GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: EU hosting possible, no training on your data for business use, and self-hosting available. Caution applies to a model with a documented problem, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure
- GDPR: Caution
- QualityQuality from blind duels on LMArena: users choose between two anonymous answers. A difference of about 20 points is noticeable, a few points is noise. How we measure
- 1475Elo, independent
- Editorial scoreOur own assessment on 10 of suitability for professional work, price and privacy. This is a judgement, not a measurement; that is why it always sits alongside the Elo. How we measure
- 7,4
- Entry price
- Free
What DeepSeek does in occupational health & absence management
- Turn occupational health consultations into a draft report and work-focused feedback
- Summarise absence files and prepare consultations and evaluations
- Draft and check reintegration and UWV reports (second track, RIV)
- Analysing absence figures and flagging risks per department
- Very low API costs
- Open weights (MIT), self-hostable
- Strong at reasoning, maths and code
- Large context window (1M tokens)
DeepSeek has a concrete GDPR concern. The DeepSeek service stores personal data in China and was blocked by the Italian regulator in January 2025. Not advisable for regulated sectors unless you host the model yourself within the EU. Weigh this heavily before deploying it in occupational health & absence management.
Confidentiality and GDPR
GDPR: CautionOccupational health and absence data are health data and fall under medical confidentiality. The employer must not see a diagnosis, not even through an AI summary: keep medical and non-medical information strictly separated. Never use a free chatbot for consultations or case files. Sign a data processing agreement (DPA), require processing within the EU, no training on your data, and NEN 7510/ISO 27001, and ask which language models and sub-processors sit behind the service. Ask the employee for consent before any recording. Do not let AI independently assess an individual employee's fitness for work or absence risk: AI systems that influence decisions about employees can be high-risk under the EU AI Act. Check every report before it goes into the file.
The DeepSeek service stores data in China and uses it for training by default (with an opt-out). Only an EU self-hosted variant of the open weights is defensible for sensitive data.
Prices
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Questions about DeepSeek for occupational health & absence management
- Is DeepSeek suitable for occupational health & absence management?
- Not specifically. DeepSeek is not on our list for occupational health & absence management; it is broadly applicable, but first look at the options we recommend for occupational health & absence management. Keep a professional in the loop for every use.
- May I put confidential data into DeepSeek?
- Occupational health and absence data is health data and falls under medical confidentiality. The employer must not see a diagnosis, not even via an AI summary: keep medical and non-medical information strictly separated. Never use a free chatbot for consultations or case files. Insist on a data processing agreement, require processing within the EU, no training on your data, and NEN 7510/ISO 27001, and ask which language models and sub-processors sit behind it. Ask the employee for consent for a recording. Do not let AI itself assess an individual employee's fitness for work or absence risk: AI systems that influence decisions about workers may be high-risk under the EU AI Act. Check every report before it goes into the file. The DeepSeek service stores data in China and by default uses it for training (with opt-out). Only a self-hosted EU variant of the open weights is defensible for sensitive data.
- What does DeepSeek cost?
- There is Chat / app (Free), Self-hosted (Free), API (V4.1-Flash) ($0.15 / 1M in), API (V4-Pro) ($0.66 / 1M in). Check current prices on the official site.
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