DeepSeek Price Hike Is Traffic Shaping, Not Covering Losses, Devs Say
PMinervini · x · 2026-08-07
Regarding DeepSeek's upcoming price increase, a developer pointed out that their current low API prices can be reproduced even on rented GPUs.
This suggests DeepSeek was likely not operating at a loss before. The price hike is more likely a traffic-shaping strategy to manage system overload rather than an attempt to cover costs.
Related event: Developer Analysis Shows Rented GPUs Can Cover DeepSeek API Costs(2 posts)→
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