DeepSeek Raises Prices Due to Compute Shortage
Amidst surging demand for V4 Flash causing compute shortages, DeepSeek increased API prices by up to 1100% and introduced peak/off-peak billing. Evaluations note that while performance slightly improved, the cost-effectiveness advantage has narrowed.
2026-08-15 ~ 2026-08-16 · 3 related posts
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