Can DeepSeek be integrated into a backend for automated code analysis?

[Felicitywood]

@HangedMan77

Hi,
I’m building a backend using FastAPI for a project that acts like a RubberDuck debugger — it takes code, analyzes it, and explains it in simple terms to help students understand and debug better.

I’m interested in using DeepSeek-Coder for this, but I’m not sure if it’s fully open-source or if it can be run locally. If not, does it offer any official API for backend integration? Also curious if there are any limits or pricing I should be aware of.

Would appreciate any help or suggestions on this. Thanks!

It’s open source and runs locally (via ollama or HF). And there’s an API with simple token based pricing.