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DeepSeek
Social domain & youth careDeepSeek for social care & youth services
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 social domain & youth care. Usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for social domain & youth care.
- 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 social domain & youth care
- Turn kitchen-table and intake interviews (Wmo, Jeugdwet, Participatiewet) into a draft report
- Preparing support plans, advice and decisions
- Quickly answering legal questions on the Participatiewet, Wmo, Jeugdwet and debt assistance, with a source
- Summarise and hand over files and reports in youth care and debt assistance
- 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 social domain & youth care.
Confidentiality and GDPR
GDPR: CautionIn the social domain this involves special category personal data (health, debts, family situation, sometimes of children). Never use a free chatbot for conversations or files. Conclude a data processing agreement, require processing within the EU and no training on your data, ask which language models and sub-processors sit behind it, and carry out a DPIA. Ask the resident for consent before you record a conversation, and explain how long the recording and text are kept. Do not let AI itself judge whether someone is entitled to a provision or benefit: the EU AI Act classes systems that determine access to public services as high-risk, and the childcare benefits scandal shows what goes wrong without human checking. Register the application in the Algorithm Register and 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 social domain & youth care
- Is DeepSeek suitable for social domain & youth care?
- Not specifically. DeepSeek is not on our list for social domain & youth care; it is broadly usable, but first look at the options we recommend for social domain & youth care. Keep a professional in the loop for every use.
- May I put confidential data into DeepSeek?
- The social domain involves special category personal data (health, debts, family circumstances, sometimes of children). Never use a free chatbot for conversations or case files. Conclude a data processing agreement, require processing within the EU and no training on your data, ask which language models and sub-processors sit behind it, and carry out a DPIA. Ask the resident for consent before recording a conversation and explain how long the recording and text are retained. Do not let AI itself judge whether someone is entitled to a benefit or allowance: the EU AI Act classifies systems that determine access to public services as high-risk, and the childcare benefits scandal shows what goes wrong without human checks. Register the application in the Algorithm Register and review 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 an EU self-hosted 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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