DeepSeek quadruples AI model API prices, introduces peak/off-peak rates · 8 sources tracked

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1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Mariella Moon) · 2026-08-14 10:58

   DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more

   DeepSeek has announced price hikes for its V4 models.

2. Hacker News — AI stories ≥50 points TIER_1 Nederlands(NL) · mfiguiere · 2026-08-13 12:49

   DeepSeek API Pricing Update

3. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) · 2026-08-14 02:09

   DeepSeek Raises V4 API Prices Significantly, Effective August 17 — Peak-Off-Peak Pricing With Up to 500% Hikes

   DeepSeek announced updated API pricing for its V4 model family on August 13, effective August 17, adopting peak and off-peak pricing with off-peak rates half of peak. Off-peak V4 Pro input prices rise as much as 500% for cache hits, while the V4-Pro-0813 model posted a DeepSWE sc…

4. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Bloomberg, Saritha Rai · 2026-08-13 15:04

   DeepSeek increases prices for AI services by multiple times

   The Chinese AI lab increased the price for one million tokens during peak hours from $0.28 to $1.32—with off-peak hours being half-price.

5. HN — AI startup stories TIER_1 Nederlands(NL) · mfiguiere · 2026-08-13 12:49

   DeepSeek API Pricing Update

6. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Akash Das · 2026-08-16 09:53

   DeepSeek V4 pricing now depends on what time you run it

   <h1> DeepSeek V4 pricing now depends on what time you run it </h1> <p>DeepSeek moved its entire API over to peak and off-peak billing at 16:00 UTC on August 16, 2026. Output generated by the flagship V4-Pro model now costs $3.96 per million tokens at peak, and $1.98 the rest of t…

7. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] · 2026-08-14 11:01

   📰 DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more DeepSeek has announced price hikes for its V4 models. 📰 Source: Engadget - Technology News & Expert Rev

   📰 DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more DeepSeek has announced price hikes for its V4 models. 📰 Source: Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews 🔗 Link: https://www.engadget.com/2236912/deepseek-ai-models-get-four-times-pricier/ # AI # ArtificialIntelligence

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8. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] · 2026-08-14 10:13

   DeepSeek is introducing new API pricing for V4 in 2 days, with separate peak and off-peak rates. Peak pricing is exactly twice the off-peak rate. For us in Germ

   DeepSeek is introducing new API pricing for V4 in 2 days, with separate peak and off-peak rates. Peak pricing is exactly twice the off-peak rate. For us in Germany (CEST), peak hours are: 03:00–06:00 08:00–12:00 So the cheaper off-peak pricing remains available from: 00:00–03:00 …

9. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 Nederlands(NL) · /u/Comfortable-Rock-498 · 2026-08-13 13:42

   Deepseek new pricing

   <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1vnb3nd/deepseek_new_pricing/"> <img alt="Deepseek new pricing" src="https://preview.redd.it/nxzu5z9xb5jh1.png?width=640&amp;crop=smart&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=2887eb052d3a339bdb179dbae22edb4499a0b025" title="Deep…

10. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · AI_BEAR_NEWS · 2026-08-15 07:01

    🤖 DeepSeek Launches V4 Pro with +1,100% Prices After Revolutionizing the Market with Bargain Prices, DeepSeek Drastically Raises Rates for the New V Model

    🤖 DeepSeek lancia V4 Pro con prezzi +1.100% Dopo aver rivoluzionato il mercato con prezzi stracciati, DeepSeek alza drasticamente le tariffe del nuovo modello V4 Pro — fino a 1.100% in aumento. Mentre OpenAI e Anthropic taggiano i prezzi, DeepSeek punta sul segmento premium. Font…

11. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] · 2026-08-14 20:24

    DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more DeepSeek has announced price hikes for its V4 models. https://www. engadget.com/2236912/deepseek- ai-mode

    DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more DeepSeek has announced price hikes for its V4 models. https://www. engadget.com/2236912/deepseek- ai-models-get-four-times-pricier/ # Tech # Technology # TechNews # AI # Software # Engadget [Engadget]

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12. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] · 2026-08-14 10:58

    DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more https://www.engadget.com/2236912/deepseek-ai-models-get-four-times-pricier/ # AI # Tech # OpenSource

    DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more https://www.engadget.com/2236912/deepseek-ai-models-get-four-times-pricier/ # AI # Tech # OpenSource

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13. r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/AlyoshaV · 2026-08-13 12:01

    DeepSeek announce price increases of 50-1000%

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1vn8qsr/deepseek_announce_price_increases_of_501000/"> <img alt="DeepSeek announce price increases of 50-1000%" src="https://preview.redd.it/ml5w5wlst4jh1.jpeg?width=640&amp;crop=smart&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=e54…

14. r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/strangedell123 · 2026-08-13 12:01

    DeepSeek Upcoming Pricing

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1vn8qde/deepseek_upcoming_pricing/"> <img alt="DeepSeek Upcoming Pricing" src="https://preview.redd.it/mhgrse3wt4jh1.jpeg?width=640&amp;crop=smart&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=eb34c10d51b607ed909321cc36f851912a532dd9"…