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Use DeepSeek V2.5 with Django
Updated 2026-05-21 · By XALEN
How to use DeepSeek V2.5 (Open Source, 236B (21B active)) with Django. Install, authenticate, and make your first API call in minutes. Working code example included.
Model
DeepSeek V2.5
236B (21B active) · 128K context · $0.04 input
Framework
Django
backend · pip install xalen django
1. Install
pip install xalen django
2. Code
# views.py
from django.http import JsonResponse
from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
import json
from xalen import XALEN
client = XALEN(api_key="xln_test_YOUR_KEY")
@csrf_exempt
def chat(request):
data = json.loads(request.body)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="deepseek-v2-5",
messages=data["messages"]
)
return JsonResponse({"reply": response.choices[0].message.content})
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