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DeepSeek
Video & film productionDeepSeek for video and film production
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 video & film production. Usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for video & film 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 video & film production
- Editing and post-production: cutting via the transcript, removing silences and filler words, reframing footage for social and cleaning up audio
- Subtitles, translation and dubbing: automatic transcription, subtitles in dozens of languages and AI dubbing with voice cloning or lip sync
- Generate and enhance footage: create b-roll and shots from text or images, upscale to 4K, remove noise and motion blur
- Archive and search: automatically tag footage by people, objects and spoken text, so you can find and reuse clips
- 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 video & film production.
Confidentiality and GDPR
GDPR: CautionRaw footage almost always contains personal data: the faces and voices of people on screen, and with voice cloning or face editing you are working with biometric data. Arrange consent from the people depicted and, for voice cloning or lip-sync, from the actor or speaker. Check per tool what happens to uploads. CapCut may use your input and output for training under its standard terms (not on Enterprise), VEED does so on the free plan, and Descript does so unless you opt out. Runway (Bytedance, Singapore) stores data in Malaysia, Singapore and the US and receives a worldwide, perpetual licence to your content. Adobe, Kapwing, Flawless, Moments Lab and Dubformer state that they do not train on your content, Happy Scribe only with your permission. For unreleased client material, choose a tool with a data processing agreement and, where possible, EU storage or local processing.
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 video & film production
- Is DeepSeek suitable for video & film production?
- Not specifically. DeepSeek is not on our list for video & film production; it is broadly usable, but first look at the options we recommend for video & film production. Keep a professional in the loop for every use.
- May I put confidential data into DeepSeek?
- Raw footage almost always contains personal data: the faces and voices of people on screen, and with voice cloning or face editing you are working with biometric data. Arrange consent from the people portrayed and, for voice cloning or lip-sync, from the actor or speaker. Check per tool what happens to uploads. CapCut may use your input and output for training under its standard terms (not on Enterprise), VEED does so on the free plan, and Descript unless you opt out. Runway (Bytedance, Singapore) stores data in Malaysia, Singapore and the US and receives a worldwide, perpetual licence to your content. Adobe, Kapwing, Flawless, Moments Lab and Dubformer say they do not train on your content, Happy Scribe only with your permission. For unreleased client material, choose a tool with a data processing agreement and, where possible, EU storage or local processing. The DeepSeek service stores data in China and uses it for training by default (with opt-out). Only an EU self-hosted version 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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