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DeepSeek
Music & audio productionDeepSeek for music & audio production
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 music & audio production. Usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for music & audio production.
- 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 music & audio production
- Mixing and mastering: AI assistants suggest EQ, compression and loudness based on genre or a reference track, and the engineer steers the result
- Stem separation and restoration: isolate vocals, drums and instruments from a mix for remixes, practice, sampling or cleaning up old recordings
- Composing and generating: create background music, demos and variations for video, games, podcasts and advertising
- Catalogue management: automatically tag tracks by genre, mood and instrument, find similar music and detect AI-generated music
- Very low API costs
- Open weights (MIT), self-hostable
- Strong at reasoning, maths and code
- Large context window (1M tokens)
DeepSeek has a specific 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 music & audio production.
Confidentiality and GDPR
GDPR: CautionWith AI music, check the licence per subscription first. With AIVA, copyright in the free plan and the Standard plan sits with AIVA itself; only the Pro plan gives you the copyright. Suno allows commercial use only in paid plans, and according to its privacy statement it uses submissions and content to train its models, with storage on servers in the US. Mubert tracks may not be released as standalone releases on Spotify or other streaming services. If you do not want your recordings used for training: LALAL.AI (Switzerland) says it does not use uploaded files for AI training, and plug-ins such as sonible smart:EQ and iZotope Ozone work inside your own DAW. Do not upload unreleased work from clients or labels without their permission, and record in your contract whether and how you use AI.
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
Other models for music & audio production
Claude for music & audio productionAnthropic · editorial 9.01506
Gemini for music & audio productionGoogle · editorial 8.61527
ChatGPT for music & audio productionOpenAI · edition 8.91485
Le Chat (Mistral) for music & audio productionMistral AI · editorial 8.41426We don't know of a professional tool for music & audio production that runs publicly on DeepSeek.
Questions about DeepSeek for music & audio production
- Is DeepSeek suitable for music & audio production?
- Not specifically. DeepSeek isn't on our list for music & audio production; it's broadly applicable, but first look at the options we recommend for music & audio production. Keep a professional in the loop for every deployment.
- May I put confidential data into DeepSeek?
- When it comes to AI music, check the subscription licence first. With AIVA, copyright sits with the free plan and the Standard plan with AIVA itself; only the Pro plan gives you the copyright. Suno only allows commercial use on paid plans, and according to its privacy statement, Suno uses submissions and content to train its models, stored on servers in the US. You may not release Mubert tracks as a standalone release on Spotify or other streaming services. If you don't want your recordings used for training: LALAL.AI (Switzerland) says it does not use uploaded files for AI training, and plugins such as sonible smart:EQ and iZotope Ozone work inside your own DAW. Don't upload unreleased work from clients or labels without their permission, and record in your contract whether and how you use AI. Via Vertex AI, processing can be locked to EU regions (including the Netherlands). Enterprise data is not used for training; the free consumer app offers fewer guarantees (though stricter policies apply to the EU/EEA).
- 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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