DeepSeek charges double for peak-hour API calls, and off-peak scheduling halves your token bill
AccBalanced · x · 2026-11-05
DeepSeek V4 Pro API pricing: output tokens cost $1.98/M off-peak vs $3.96 at peak (weekdays 01:00–04:00 and 06:00–10:00 UTC; Chinese holidays and weekends are off-peak), with uncached input at $0.66 vs $1.32. The analysis explains both sides: users can halve costs by shifting flexible workloads, while the provider smooths GPU utilization since hardware depreciation runs whether chips are busy or idle.
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