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Use DeepSeek R1 Distill 8B with Kotlin (Android)

Updated 2026-05-21 · By XALEN

How to use DeepSeek R1 Distill 8B (Reasoning, 8B) with Kotlin (Android). Install, authenticate, and make your first API call in minutes. Working code example included.

Model

DeepSeek R1 Distill 8B

8B · 128K context · $0.01 input

Framework

Kotlin (Android)

mobile · implementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.12.0")

1. Install

implementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.12.0")

2. Code

import okhttp3.*
import org.json.JSONObject

suspend fun chat(question: String): String {
    val client = OkHttpClient()
    val body = JSONObject()
        .put("model", "deepseek-r1-distill-8b")
        .put("messages", org.json.JSONArray()
            .put(JSONObject().put("role", "user").put("content", question)))
    val request = Request.Builder()
        .url("https://api.xalen.io/v1/chat/completions")
        .addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer xln_test_YOUR_KEY")
        .post(body.toString().toRequestBody("application/json".toMediaType()))
        .build()
    val response = client.newCall(request).execute()
    val json = JSONObject(response.body!!.string())
    return json.getJSONArray("choices").getJSONObject(0)
        .getJSONObject("message").getString("content")
}

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Last updated: 2026-05-21