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Use DeepSeek R1 Distill 70B with LlamaIndex

Updated 2026-05-21 · By XALEN

How to use DeepSeek R1 Distill 70B (Reasoning, 70B) with LlamaIndex. Install, authenticate, and make your first API call in minutes. Working code example included.

Model
DeepSeek R1 Distill 70B
70B · 128K context · $0.04 input
Framework
LlamaIndex
framework · pip install llama-index-llms-openai-like

1. Install

pip install llama-index-llms-openai-like

2. Code

from llama_index.llms.openai_like import OpenAILike

llm = OpenAILike(
    model="deepseek-r1-distill-70b",
    api_key="xln_test_YOUR_KEY",
    api_base="https://api.xalen.io/v1"
)

response = llm.complete("Explain DeepSeek R1 Distill 70B")
print(response.text)

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Last updated: 2026-05-21