Peak pricing is twice the price, or, off-peak is half the price.
Peak hours are 01:00 - 04:00 and 06:00 - 10:00 UTC (all other hours are off-peak)
-- V4 FLASH NOW -----------------
Off-peak: $0.007 (cache hit), $0.22 (miss), $0.66 (out)
Peak: $0.014 (cache hit), $0.44 (miss), $1.32 (out)
-- V4 FLASH OLD vs NEW (OFF-PEAK) -----------------
Cache hit: $0.0028 vs $0.007 (+250%)
Cache miss: $0.14 vs $0.22 (+157%)
Output: $0.28 vs $0.66 (+235%)
-- V4 PRO -----------------
Off-peak: $0.022 (cache hit), $0.66 (miss), $1.98 (out)
Peak: $0.044 (cache hit), $1.32 (miss), $3.96 (out)
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Once the page gets updated and lost in time, to compare, the same page from August 1, 2026: https://web.archive.org/web/20260801170952/https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing/
sixtyj•2h ago
But people get used to higher prices. Or they churn out.
For hobby projects there can be local or free models. There are also some caching techniques.
mittermayr•2h ago
I wonder how many people will stay, there's still a huge void in alternatives on that original pricing.