API rates will double during high-demand hours Beijing business hours in Beijing.
> deepseek-v4-pro-202606 > deepseek-v4-flash-202605 It seems that V4 Release Version is almost here, and so is DeepSeek's coding plan. Except… it's still per-token? Saint Liang and @victor207755822 are true to the Way… can anyone verify? This guy didn't respond
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Users praise DeepSeek's pay-as-you-go billing as its core strength and most stable business model based on the leaked V4 Pro and Flash token pricing tables.
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Surge pricing in AI just arrived. DeepSeek is doubling peak-hour V4 API prices.
The change covers 9am to noon and 2pm to 6pm Beijing time. Says the goal is steadier service and better distribution of scarce resources.
Just weeks before, DeepSeek permanently lowered V4-Pro pricing by 75%, making its flagship model much cheaper ahead of demand-based pricing.
V4 Pro output rises from 6 yuan to 12 yuan per million tokens, or $1.77. ---
scmp. com/tech/big-tech/article/3358868/after-triggering-price-war-deepseek-reverses-course-surcharge-peak-hour-api-use
Surge pricing in AI just arrived. DeepSeek is doubling peak-hour V4 API prices.
The change covers 9am to noon and 2pm to 6pm Beijing time. Says the goal is steadier service and better distribution of scarce resources.
Just weeks before, DeepSeek permanently lowered V4-Pro pricing by 75%, making its flagship model much cheaper ahead of demand-based pricing.
V4 Pro output rises from 6 yuan to 12 yuan per million tokens, or $1.77. ---
scmp. com/tech/big-tech/article/3358868/after-triggering-price-war-deepseek-reverses-course-surcharge-peak-hour-api-use
@teortaxesTex @victor207755822 按量计费确实才是DeepSeek的灵魂所在
@teortaxesTex @victor207755822 按量付费确实是目前最稳的商业闭环
@teortaxesTex @victor207755822 这张图来自腾讯云 https://cloud.tencent.com/announce/detail/2353。202606、202605这种编号，可能是因为腾讯投资了deepseek，提前知道一些模型信息吧？
@teortaxesTex @victor207755822 News from Tencent.Although everyone's previous discussions on this news were basically about Tencent not deploying itself, but relying on Deepseek's own servers.
@rohanpaul_ai This will make workload timing more important for teams using the API. Curious how many will batch non-urgent jobs outside those Beijing peak windows.