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DeepSeek slashes V4-Pro pricing 75%, Google cuts Gemini Ultra tier

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DeepSeek has permanently reduced the price of its V4-Pro model by 75%, a move that could alter how businesses route inference traffic for high-volume tasks. Concurrently, Google has lowered the price of its Gemini AI Ultra model and introduced a new $99 tier, impacting the cost calculations for Workspace and agent workflows. AI

IMPACT Lowered pricing for DeepSeek and Google's Gemini models could reduce inference costs and influence routing strategies for AI applications.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes pricing changes for existing AI models, which falls under product updates rather than a new frontier release or significant industry event.

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DeepSeek slashes V4-Pro pricing 75%, Google cuts Gemini Ultra tier

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🧠 DeepSeek cuts V4-Pro pricing 75% Permanent cut changes model-routing math for high-volume inference where DeepSeek quality is enough. 🧠 Google cuts AI Ultra t

    🧠 DeepSeek cuts V4-Pro pricing 75% Permanent cut changes model-routing math for high-volume inference where DeepSeek quality is enough. 🧠 Google cuts AI Ultra to $200, adds $99 tier A lower Gemini tier changes the test budget for Workspace and agent workflows. What gets routed di…

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