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DeepSeek
Building management & installationsDeepSeek for building management & installations
Open-weight (MIT) Chinese language model with a 1M context window and a built-in reasoning mode, at very low API costs.
DeepSeek isn't on our list for building management & installations. It's usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for building management & installations.
- 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 building management & installations
- Optimise climate, heating and ventilation per zone based on use and weather forecasts
- Monitor energy consumption and automatically flag deviations
- Predictive maintenance on installations: boilers, air handling, cooling and lifts
- Draw up condition surveys, multi-year maintenance plans and sustainability reports
- 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 recommended for regulated sectors unless you host the model yourself within the EU. Weigh this heavily before deploying it in building management & installations.
Confidentiality and GDPR
GDPR: CautionKeep two things in view at once. First, privacy: occupancy, badge and booking data can often be traced back to individual employees. Measure at zone or room level, not per person, and involve the works council when introducing it, a system that records staff presence falls under article 27 of the Dutch Works Councils Act (WOR) on staff monitoring systems. Second, security: an AI layer that is allowed to control your BMS becomes part of your operational technology. Never expose that connection unsecured to the internet, work with read-only access until you trust the behaviour, and record who can intervene if the control goes wrong, in care buildings, laboratories and server rooms, a wrong setpoint can cause immediate damage. If you fall under NIS2, there are explicit requirements for supplier management and incident reporting. Also agree a data processing agreement and EU hosting with every supplier, and check energy-saving claims against your own meter data rather than the brochure.
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 building management & installations
- Is DeepSeek suitable for building management & installations?
- Not specifically. DeepSeek isn't on our list for building management & installations; it's broadly applicable, but first look at the options we recommend for building management & installations. Keep a professional in the loop for every use.
- May I put confidential data into DeepSeek?
- Keep two things in mind at once. First, privacy: occupancy, badge and booking data can often be traced back to individual employees. Measure at zone or room level, not per person, and involve the works council when you introduce it. A system that records staff presence falls under article 27 of the Dutch Works Councils Act (WOR) on personnel monitoring systems. Second, security: an AI layer that can control your building management system (GBS) becomes part of your operational technology. Never expose that connection to the internet unsecured, work with read-only access until you trust its behaviour, and record who can intervene if the control goes wrong. In care buildings, laboratories and server rooms, an incorrect setpoint can cause damage straight away. If you fall under NIS2, explicit requirements apply to supplier management and incident reporting. Also put a data processing agreement and EU hosting in place with every supplier, and check energy-saving claims against your own meter data rather than the brochure. The DeepSeek service stores data in China and uses it for training by default (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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