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title: "What happens to DeepSeek API usage when I cancel a generation?"  
description: "What happens to DeepSeek API usage when I cancel a generation?"  
author: "Ruslan Galiev"  
published: 2026-10-22  
updated: 2026-10-22  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/162750/what-happens-to-deepseek-api-usage-when-i-cancel-a-generation  
category: "DeepSeek API"  
tags: ["DeepSeek", "api(s)", "streaming", "usage billing"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What happens to DeepSeek API usage when I cancel a generation?

I’m testing streamed responses from the DeepSeek API and want to understand what happens when my application cancels a request partway through. Does the server stop generating promptly, or does closing the client connection only stop the output from reaching me?

I’m also trying to work out how **cancelled API generation** affects usage: are tokens produced before cancellation counted, and is there any delay before generation actually stops? Real-world experience would be helpful, especially for apps where users often interrupt a response.


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Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/162750/what-happens-to-deepseek-api-usage-when-i-cancel-a-generation

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