DeepSeek Introduces Tiered Pricing Based on Peak and Off-Peak Hours
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| Source: HN | Original article
DeepSeek updates pricing with peak and off-peak rates. Off-peak rates will be half of peak rates starting soon.
DeepSeek has announced a peak and off-peak pricing update for its API, following its recent price hike warning. As we reported on August 14, DeepSeek's prices were set to increase, and now the company has revealed the details of its new pricing structure. Peak hours, which will run from 9 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Beijing time, will see higher rates, while off-peak hours will be billed at half the peak rate.
This update matters because it significantly changes how developers will be charged for accessing DeepSeek's AI models, particularly the V4-Pro model. The new peak-hour price for V4-Pro will be $3.96 for 1 million tokens, more than quadrupling the current rate. The introduction of peak and off-peak pricing may incentivize developers to adjust their usage patterns to minimize costs.
What to watch next is how developers and users respond to these changes. With the new pricing set to take effect on August 16, it will be important to monitor how the updated pricing structure affects the adoption and usage of DeepSeek's AI models, especially in comparison to competitors like Google's Gemini 3.7 Flash.
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