Install DeepSeek on PC, laptop
DeepSeek is still one of the most used AIs at the moment. Despite being a "latecomer", DeepSeek has quickly demonstrated its strength. This AI model is not inferior, even superior when compared to famous AI models such as ChatGPT, Gemini, CoPilot, Meta.AI.
Currently, you can use the DeepSeek web version on your computer, or download the application on your smartphone. However, you have another option to install DeepSeek on your computer like installing other software to use. Scroll down below to learn how to install DeepSeek on your PC, laptop and all related information.
Install DeepSeek on PC, laptop, download DeepSeek PC
Note that before downloading DeepSeek according to the instructions below, you must have a PC or Laptop with a slightly higher configuration. LM Studio eats up a lot of RAM, so you need to have at least 16GB or 32GB of RAM to be able to use LM Studio smoothly. At the same time, the hard drive capacity must also be quite large so that you can download many models and use them.
Step 1: Download LM Studio software from the link below, select the installation file compatible with the operating system you are using.
https://lmstudio.ai/
Here I use Windows so you can see the file format is .exe, just double click on it to open the LM Studio installation file.
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Step 2: Select Anyone who uses this computer (all users) so that everyone can use LM Studio or select the option below so that the only current User can use LM Studios. Then select Next.
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Step 3: Select Browse to change the LM Studio installation location and select Install .
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Step 4: Select Get your first LLM.
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Step 5: Select Download to download the suggested model above, here mine is DeepSeek R1 Qwen B7, or you can select Skip onboarding to skip this step. For small models (under 7B parameters), you can run on a computer with 8 GB RAM and do not need a strong GPU. For large models (13B-70B parameters) require 16-32 GB RAM and a strong GPU to process.
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Step 6: If you choose to download the suggested model, you will have to wait a few minutes for LM Studio to download the model and then select Start New Chat to start a chat with the newly downloaded model.
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Step 7: Select the search icon (Discover) to choose other models if you want to change.
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Step 8: Select other models from the list, then select Download in the lower right corner. Once the download is complete, you will see this button change to Use in New Chat. Click on it to use that AI model.
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The DeepSeek model on LM Studio will mainly communicate with users in English, if you request Vietnamese. The response will be a mixture of English and Vietnamese, so you should only communicate with the DeepSeek models above in English.
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When to use Web and when to use LM Studio?
Situation | Should use Web | Should use LM Studio |
---|---|---|
Do not want to install | ✅ | ❌ |
Need fast speed without powerful hardware | ✅ | ❌ |
Need to run offline | ❌ | ✅ |
Handling private data, do not want to send to the network | ❌ | ✅ |
Have a powerful GPU, want to optimize performance | ❌ | ✅ |
Need access to latest model | ✅ | ❌ |
As you can see in the Task Manager image below, this is what LM Studio looks like when given the command. For machines with 8GB of RAM, this is a significant burden, along with the CPU.
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DeepSeek on LM Studio is only suitable for users with technical knowledge, need to customize the model. Ensure privacy and want to explore deeper into large language models. When used on the web, it is only for general users, do not require technical knowledge and want to use it quickly and conveniently.
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