# How to Try DeepSeek-R1 for Coding in Zed

DevFeed: [How to Try DeepSeek-R1 for Coding in Zed](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-is-deepseek-r1-for-coding-try-it-right-now-13498.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://zed.dev/blog/how-is-deepseek-r1-for-coding>)

Author: Richard Feldman

Published: 2025-01-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Zed Industries - Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/zed-industries-blog.md>)

Topics: [deepseek](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deepseek.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [Ollama](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ollama.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tutorial.md>), [API keys](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api-keys.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [deepseek](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deepseek.md>), [getting-started](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/getting-started.md>), [large-language-model](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/large-language-model.md>), [ollama](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ollama.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to use DeepSeek-R1 for coding in the Zed code editor through the DeepSeek API or locally with Ollama. It covers installing Zed, adding an API key, selecting a model, and configuring locally hosted Ollama models.

## Source excerpt

How to try DeepSeek-R1 for coding via the Zed code editor's out-the-box support.