DeepSeek API Price Hike Sparks Debate: Developer Cheers for Filtering Out 'Bargain Hunters'
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-08-14
The recent price hike of DeepSeek's API has sparked discussions across communities like Reddit. Developer teortaxesTex welcomed the move, arguing it would filter out 'bargain hunters' who only cared about cheap access rather than model quality, and expressed hope that DeepSeek would use the revenue to push further towards AGI.
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