DeepSeek on Xianpeng Shenhttps://shenxianpeng.github.io/en/tags/deepseek/Recent content in DeepSeek on Xianpeng ShenHugo -- gohugo.ioenxianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen)xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen)Copyright © 2017–2025 Xianpeng Shen. All rights reserved.Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000Writing an Article for Twenty-Four Cents—My Experience Using Pi + DeepSeek as a Codex Backup Solutionhttps://shenxianpeng.github.io/en/posts/2026/pi-deepseek/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000xianpeng.shen@gmail.com (Xianpeng Shen)https://shenxianpeng.github.io/en/posts/2026/pi-deepseek/Codex’s $22 monthly subscription fee and usage limits prompted me to seek a cheaper, stable, and always-ready backup solution. After an unsuccessful attempt with OpenCode, I turned to the Pi + DeepSeek combination. The result was a bit unexpected: writing an entire blog post cost only 0.24 RMB.