How to Use DeepSeek in Indonesia via API (A Practical Guide)

Sign Up & First Top-Up

Open ai.balianapp.web.id, enter your email, verify the OTP code, done. New accounts go live immediately — first top-up from Rp 5,000 (≈ $0.30) via QRIS, enough for hundreds of thousands of tokens for testing. No credit card.

Create an API Key

In the dashboard, go to the API Keys section → create a new key. Copy the key that starts with balian-sk-... — that's what you use in your code.

Point Your Code at the Gateway

DeepSeek on Balian AI is fully compatible with the OpenAI format. You only need to change the base URL and the key — your existing code logic stays untouched:

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="balian-sk-XXXX",
    base_url="https://ai.balianapp.web.id/v1"
)

res = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="balian/deepseek-v4",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Write a Python function to validate an Indonesian NIK number"}]
)
print(res.choices[0].message.content)

Alternative models: balian/mini (cheaper, for general tasks) or balian/deepseek-v4-pro (maximum reasoning). Everything runs on Indonesian infrastructure — low latency, no VPN needed.

Top Up via QRIS Whenever You Need To

Once your balance runs low, just top up through QRIS from the dashboard — GoPay, OVO, DANA, or any m-banking app. Usage is deducted per token: from Rp 4,000 (≈ $0.24) per million input tokens for DeepSeek V4 Flash. Balance depleted = automatic stop, no surprise bills.