AI Tool
DeepSeek (via BytePlus)
Listed offer value
$100,000Registered company at Series D or earlier; not available in the US
Eligibility & conditions
BytePlus, ByteDance's enterprise cloud, runs the AI Startups Accelerator, which gives accepted startups credits for the models on its ModelArk platform, where DeepSeek V4 Pro, V4 Flash and V4.1 Flash are listed. It advertises $2,000 in non-threshold AI model credits and up to $100,000 in total, but its terms let BytePlus decide whether to grant credits and how much, and unused credits expire. This is not a DeepSeek program, and BytePlus's model service availability list does not include the United States, India or mainland China. Under the terms, taking part starts when you submit the application, and it grants BytePlus and its affiliates a global, non-exclusive, royalty-free, permanent license to use your company's name, logos and trademarks for marketing; participation is once per company and can exclude you from other BytePlus promotions.
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How to apply
6 steps- Review the credits and year-round admissions on the BytePlus AI Startups Accelerator page.
- Check that your company's country is on BytePlus's model service availability list, since the United States, India and mainland China are not on it.
- Read the program terms before applying, including the permanent license to your company name and logo that starts when you submit, the once-per-company rule and credit expiry.
- Submit the accelerator application form as someone with authority to bind your registered company; BytePlus targets startups at Series D or earlier.
- Wait for the review. BytePlus invites promising candidates to in-person discussions and decides whether to grant credits and how much.
- Once the credits are in your BytePlus account, call the DeepSeek models in the ModelArk model list, such as DeepSeek V4 Pro or V4.1 Flash, before the credits expire.
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