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Aug 12 2026

DeepSeek publishes API increases of up to 1,100%, effective August 16th, moving fully to peak and off-peak billing.

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V4-Pro peak input triples from 3 to 9 yuan per million and output from 6 to 27, the second pricing change in under a month, with the company citing demand beyond capacity.

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