Shadow AI · Tool risk profile

DeepSeek Chat.

by DeepSeek · generative ai · Verified April 19, 2026

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Base risk

4.8/ 5

LowMediumHighCritical

DeepSeek’s hosted chat application stores user data on servers in China and is subject to Chinese data and national security laws including potential government access requests. While the open-weight DeepSeek models can be self-hosted with no data egress, the consumer chat product is unsuitable for any corporate use under EU GDPR, US sectoral regulations, and most enterprise risk policies.

Tier comparison

Same logo. Very different risks.

  • Free

    critical
    Trains on inputs
    Yes
    Retention
    unlimited days
    SSO
    No
    Admin controls
    No

  • Paid · consumer

    critical
    Trains on inputs
    Yes
    Retention
    unlimited days
    SSO
    No
    Admin controls
    No

  • Enterprise · team

    critical
    Trains on inputs
    Yes
    Retention
    unlimited days
    SSO
    No
    Admin controls
    No

FAQ

Questions teams ask about DeepSeek Chat.

Can we use DeepSeek’s open models safely?

Yes — self-hosted DeepSeek weights run on your own infrastructure with no egress. The hosted chat.deepseek.com product is the risky surface to ban.

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