Change record
CA-C-004058
DeepSeek Model License
Entity
Date detected
July 30, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Neutral
Changes
1 sentence modified

Impact Summary

Low Neutral for users
Affected users
All users

The detected change on July 30, 2026 shows minor metadata updates to DeepSeek's DeepSeek-R1 repository page (pull requests changed from 24 to 16, Issues changed from 14 to 16). The underlying MIT License text itself remains unchanged. This appears to be a repository statistics update rather than a substantive policy or license term modification.

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What this means for you

This change does not materially affect consumer terms or operations. The underlying MIT License, which permits use, modification, and distribution subject to copyright notice inclusion, remains unchanged. The detected update reflects only repository metadata changes (issue and pull request counts).

This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology

Evidence Verification

✓ Verified
Previous Version
46edbcab529f4f2bf5ab73839109d748e99041861f2b26d7648abacb35bf95e3
July 28, 2026 00:57 UTC
✓ Verified
Current Version
80d5af0360d27afa86e991a650f7ae42ecf91fecba3c1439b61f7093eace2300
July 30, 2026 00:56 UTC
✓ Verified
Change Detected
July 30, 2026 00:56 UTC
Analysis Methodology
Citation Record
Entity: DeepSeek
Document: DeepSeek Model License
Record ID: CA-C-004058
Captured: 2026-07-30 00:56:40 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-07-30-deepseek-deepseek-model-license-4058/
Accessed: July 30, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

This detected change is administrative in nature. The MIT License text governing the DeepSeek-R1 software remains substantively unchanged. No new obligations, compliance requirements, or operational implications arise from this update. Repository metadata statistics do not …

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Document Context

Version history → Policy drift analysis → Document page →
Document
DeepSeek Model License
Entity
DeepSeek
Captured
July 30, 2026
Source URL
https://github.com/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1/blob/main/LICENSE
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Previous change Jul 25, 2026
A change was detected in DeepSeek's repository file metadata on July 25, 2026. The GitHub interface shows a minor update …
Low Neutral
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