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

V4 API price increases effective August 17, using peak/off-peak pricing with off-peak rates half of peak. Off-peak V4 Pro input prices for cache hits rise by up to 500%, while the V4-Pro-0813 model's DeepSWE score jumped from 7.3 to 62.7.

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DeepSeek Raises V4 API Prices Significantly, Effective August 17 — Peak-Off-Peak Pricing With Up to 500% Hikes: DeepSeek announced V4 API price increases effective August 17, using peak/off-peak pricing with off-peak rates half of peak. Off-peak V4 Pro input prices for cache hits rise by up to 500%, while the V4-Pro-0813 model's DeepSWE score jumped from 7.3 to 62.7.