DeepSeek hikes V4 API prices by up to several hundred percent
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-08-17
DeepSeek has sharply raised pricing on its V4 API, with increases of up to several hundred percent depending on the model and time period, per Emmanuel Vivier.
The move marks a notable shift away from DeepSeek's signature ultra-low pricing strategy, and developers building on its cheap APIs will need to recalculate their costs.
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