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Developer analyzes DeepSeek API cost changes with custom script

A developer created a script to analyze DeepSeek's API costs following a recent pricing change that introduced peak and off-peak hours. The script calculates actual costs based on usage logs, differentiating between weekday and weekend calls. The developer found that the new structure, which designates all weekend hours as off-peak, further reduced their weekend API expenses compared to weekdays, though the impact varies based on when users typically run their workloads. AI

IMPACT Provides a practical example of how developers can monitor and optimize AI service costs.

RANK_REASON Developer created a script to analyze API costs, which is a tool-related activity.

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Developer analyzes DeepSeek API cost changes with custom script

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Felix ·

    I Wrote a Script to Track My DeepSeek API Costs After the Weekend Pricing Change

    <p>The Bill That Made Me Curious</p> <p>I don't normally check my API dashboard more than once a week. But last Sunday I did, out of boredom, and the number was lower than I expected for how much I'd been running.</p> <p>Turns out DeepSeek quietly changed its peak/off-peak billin…