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title: "What should I check before redistributing a fine-tuned DeepSeek model?"  
description: "What should I check before redistributing a fine-tuned DeepSeek model?"  
author: "Federica Bianchi"  
published: 2026-10-21  
updated: 2026-10-21  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/162714/what-should-i-check-before-redistributing-a-fine-tuned-deepseek-model  
category: "Model Licensing"  
tags: ["DeepSeek", "Open-weight models", "Model Licensing", "Fine-tuning"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What should I check before redistributing a fine-tuned DeepSeek model?

I’m considering fine-tuning a DeepSeek model for an internal tool, and there’s a chance we may later share the weights with customers or publish them. I don’t want to assume that being able to download a model means every version can be modified and redistributed under the same terms.

For people who have shipped or shared a derivative, what did you verify about the specific model version, its license, and any attribution or redistribution conditions? I’m particularly interested in the difference between using a hosted service and distributing **fine-tuned model weights**, and whether the base model’s terms affect the derivative.


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