Alibaba quietly hikes DeepSeek V4 Flash output prices by 230%
GloVin · hn · 2026-10-21
Alibaba has quietly raised output prices for DeepSeek V4 Flash (version 0731) hosted on its cloud platform by 230% — nearly tripling the cost — without a prominent announcement. The change directly affects developers serving the model via Alibaba Cloud, and the move is sparking discussion on Hacker News about pricing transparency when hyperscalers host open-weight models.
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