Contact person: OpenRouter & DeepSeek API Guidance

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Location: Gallatin, United States

Budget: Recommended by industry experts

Time to start: As soon as possible

Project description:
"I need clear, hands-on guidance for calling the Deep Seek 3.1 model through OpenRouter.ai. My immediate aim is simply to test what this model can do before I decide how (or even if) I’ll fold it into a future web application.

Here’s what I already have—and what I don’t:
• An [login to view URL] account with access to an API key.
• No fixed tech stack yet. I haven’t chosen between JavaScript/Node, Python, or anything else, so the explanation must stay language-agnostic or come with lightweight examples in more than one language.
• A general understanding of REST calls but zero experience with OpenRouter’s specific endpoints or the parameters Deep Seek 3.1 expects.

What I want from you:
• A concise walkthrough—preferably screen-shared or recorded—showing where to place the key, how to format a simple test request, and where the response appears.
• Sample code snippets (curl plus at least one of Node or Python) that I can paste-and-run to reproduce the call.
• A short note on rate limits, token counting, and any gotchas unique to Deep Seek 3.1 on OpenRouter.
• Confirmation that the request/response cycle works on my end; I’ll test live while we’re on call or via a quick feedback loop in chat.

If you can make all of that clear and leave me with reusable snippets, we’re done." (client-provided description)