Announced details
Business use of generative AI and integration of AI processing into existing applications
The service is described as providing high-speed inference, but quantitative results: not disclosed
Fixstars is responsible for building, optimizing and operating the inference platform on domestic GPU servers, while 国際調達情報 is responsible for providing and selling the API through FastMetal, billing and user support. Capital and personnel relationships: not disclosed
Head office: Asahi Sanbancho Plaza 208, 7-1 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Representative Director Darshan Nado (ダーシャン・ナドー); Business: Internet asset management services for corporations, including domain names, and operation of the FastMetal AI gateway; Established: May 1981
GPU servers owned by Fixstars in Japan. Specific location: not disclosed
Token-based purchasing. For specific pricing, see the official FastMetal page (https://fastmetal.jp/pricing)
The company does not address Contract Value / Impact on Business Performance.
Official announcement by DeepSeek (https://api-docs.deepseek.com/news/news261017/)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | FastMetal, DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017, japan-deepseek-v4.1-flash-1017 |
| Counterparty | 国際調達情報 Co., Ltd. |
| Counterparty overview | Head office: Asahi Sanbancho Plaza 208, 7-1 Sanbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Representative Director Darshan Nado (ダーシャン・ナドー); Business: Internet asset management services for corporations, including domain names, and operation of the FastMetal AI gateway; Established: May 1981 |
| Relationship with the Company | Fixstars is responsible for building, optimizing and operating the inference platform on domestic GPU servers, while 国際調達情報 is responsible for providing and selling the API through FastMetal, billing and user support. Capital and personnel relationships: not disclosed |
| Offering price | Token-based purchasing. For specific pricing, see the official FastMetal page (https://fastmetal.jp/pricing) |
| Launch date | 5 November 2026 (actual) |
| Applicable area | Business use of generative AI and integration of AI processing into existing applications |
| Location | GPU servers owned by Fixstars in Japan. Specific location: not disclosed |
| Quantitative Effects | The service is described as providing high-speed inference, but quantitative results: not disclosed |
| Source | Official announcement by DeepSeek (https://api-docs.deepseek.com/news/news261017/) |
Items this document does not state (8)
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.As the use of generative AI in business expands, software optimization is needed to maximize GPU performance and run open-weight models at practical speeds and costs. Where business data is processed has also become an important criterion in selecting AI solutions.