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DeepSeek API slowdown on 14 October 2026

DeepSeek API from Amsterdam, Mumbai, San Francisco, Singapore, Tokyo, Montreal: slower than usual; 2026-10-14 06:00 UTC to 2026-10-14 08:30 UTC: peak first visible token 1.33 s vs a usual 0.72 s.

What our checks saw
Slower than usual
Cities affected
Amsterdam, Mumbai, San Francisco, Singapore, Tokyo, Montreal
When
to
How long
2.5 hours
Slowest check
1.33 s, usually 725 ms
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Where our checks saw it

Each glowing city had slow or failing checks during the incident, shown at its worst. We test from 6 cities, so other places may have been hit too.

Our checks, city by city

Each point is one check every 30 minutes, from three hours before the incident to three hours after. Coloured points are the checks we counted as slower or failing. The shaded area shows how far above the usual time they were.

Amsterdam

Incident0 ms750 ms1.50 s03:0006:0009:00
Each check (UTC)Usual (716 ms)Slower than usualIncident
Every check as a table
Time (UTC)CheckReading
03:00789 msNormal
03:30855 msNormal
04:00547 msNormal
04:30855 msNormal
05:00911 msNormal
05:30923 msNormal
06:001.28 sSlower than usual
06:30925 msNormal
07:00878 msNormal
07:30825 msNormal
08:00766 msNormal
08:30778 msNormal
09:00856 msNormal
09:30634 msNormal
10:00803 msNormal
10:30666 msNormal
11:001.02 sNormal
11:30860 msNormal

San Francisco

Incident0 ms750 ms1.50 s03:0006:0009:00
Each check (UTC)Usual (724 ms)Slower than usualIncident
Every check as a table
Time (UTC)CheckReading
03:00799 msNormal
03:30678 msNormal
04:00816 msNormal
04:30900 msNormal
05:00902 msNormal
05:30939 msNormal
06:001.35 sSlower than usual
06:301.32 sSlower than usual
07:00900 msNormal
07:30900 msNormal
08:00875 msNormal
08:30759 msNormal
09:00727 msNormal
09:30781 msNormal
10:00938 msNormal
10:30856 msNormal
11:00753 msNormal
11:30681 msNormal

Montreal

Incident0 ms750 ms1.50 s03:0006:0009:00
Each check (UTC)Usual (760 ms)Slower than usualIncident
Every check as a table
Time (UTC)CheckReading
03:00850 msNormal
03:30838 msNormal
04:00715 msNormal
04:30923 msNormal
05:00948 msNormal
05:30902 msNormal
06:001.32 sSlower than usual
06:301.03 sNormal
07:001.04 sNormal
07:30816 msNormal
08:00726 msNormal
08:30930 msNormal
09:00702 msNormal
09:30672 msNormal
10:00999 msNormal
10:30776 msNormal
11:00878 msNormal
11:30918 msNormal

Singapore

Incident0 ms750 ms1.50 s03:0006:0009:00
Each check (UTC)Usual (542 ms)Slower than usualIncident
Every check as a table
Time (UTC)CheckReading
03:00767 msNormal
03:30705 msNormal
04:00533 msNormal
04:30582 msNormal
05:00–No check
05:30683 msNo check
06:001.12 sSlower than usual
06:301.14 sSlower than usual
07:00711 msNormal
07:30568 msNormal
08:00494 msNormal
08:30618 msNormal
09:00506 msNormal
09:30476 msNormal
10:00657 msNormal
10:30508 msNormal
11:00655 msNormal
11:30691 msNormal

Tokyo

Incident0 ms750 ms1.50 s03:0006:0009:00
Each check (UTC)Usual (611 ms)Slower than usualIncident
Every check as a table
Time (UTC)CheckReading
03:00585 msNormal
03:30682 msNormal
04:00531 msNormal
04:30769 msNormal
05:00676 msNormal
05:30766 msNormal
06:001.19 sSlower than usual
06:301.15 sSlower than usual
07:00740 msNormal
07:30789 msNormal
08:00668 msNormal
08:30542 msNormal
09:00792 msNormal
09:30537 msNormal
10:00850 msNormal
10:30537 msNormal
11:00569 msNormal
11:30687 msNormal

Mumbai

Incident0 ms750 ms1.50 s03:0006:0009:00
Each check (UTC)Usual (618 ms)Slower than usualIncident
Every check as a table
Time (UTC)CheckReading
03:00760 msNormal
03:30696 msNormal
04:00577 msNormal
04:30824 msNormal
05:00798 msNormal
05:30772 msNormal
06:001.15 sSlower than usual
06:301.12 sSlower than usual
07:00758 msNormal
07:30783 msNormal
08:00735 msNormal
08:30460 msNormal
09:00696 msNormal
09:30741 msNormal
10:00820 msNormal
10:30668 msNormal
11:00586 msNormal
11:30555 msNormal

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