So DeepSeek v4 will cost 2x between 9:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00, Beijing Time.
This is UTC+8 so to get cheaper DeepSeek:
- in London (BST / UTC+1): 11:00 to 02:00, and 05:00 to 07:00.
- in NY (EDT / UTC-4): 06:00 to 21:00, and 00:00 to 02:00.
- in California (PDT / UTC-7): 03:00 to 18:00, and 21:00 to 23:00.
Subscription plans like OpenCode Go might not even pass down this 2x cost since most customers are EU/US.
CharlesW•1h ago
> in California (PDT / UTC-7): 03:00 to 18:00, and 21:00 to 23:00.
I think that’s incorrect. For California (PDT), 2X pricing will be in effect from 6–9pm and 11pm–3am. During PST, the CA windows will be 5–8pm and 10pm–2am.
NooneAtAll3•47m ago
> 2X pricing will be in effect from 6–9pm and 11pm–3am
that's why cheaper price is 03-18 and 21-23, aka 3am-6pm,9pm-11pm
stavros•1h ago
I don't understand, you say that Deepseek will be more expensive for seven hours a day and then give five hours a day where it's cheaper in London.
drcongo•1h ago
11:00 to 02:00, and 05:00 to 07:00 is 17 hours right?
stavros•1h ago
Ahh I'm very sleep deprived, thanks. Parsed 02:00 as 14:00.
drcongo•1h ago
I just worked out that that was probably the cause. Hope you're not baking over there.
stavros•1h ago
Thanks, I'm trying but it's been pretty hot. You guys have it worse though, I was just in London and it was unbearable. At least AC helps here.
0-_-0•1h ago
That math makes no sense
polshaw•43m ago
Content restricted in the UK
egeozcan•39m ago
For Berlin time (Germany, UTC+2, CEST), the 2x cost period is 03:00 - 06:00, and 08:00 - 12:00.
08:00 - 12:00 would have really hurt if prices were not ridiculously low to begin with.
kiproping•21m ago
I have not seen the official deepseek communication to this effect.
phainopepla2•18m ago
I got an email from them with this information approximately six hours ago.
There is also a banner about the price change on their API platform site, at least for me
throwitaway222•12m ago
Yall trust LLM providers sweeping up keys and passwords? Sometimes you have a little .env file or config files in your repos that are not checked in... LLMs like to read that stuff and send it in. I don't trust any of the LLM providers, but less so the ones seated in China.
bel8•1h ago
This is UTC+8 so to get cheaper DeepSeek:
- in London (BST / UTC+1): 11:00 to 02:00, and 05:00 to 07:00.
- in NY (EDT / UTC-4): 06:00 to 21:00, and 00:00 to 02:00.
- in California (PDT / UTC-7): 03:00 to 18:00, and 21:00 to 23:00.
Subscription plans like OpenCode Go might not even pass down this 2x cost since most customers are EU/US.
CharlesW•1h ago
I think that’s incorrect. For California (PDT), 2X pricing will be in effect from 6–9pm and 11pm–3am. During PST, the CA windows will be 5–8pm and 10pm–2am.
NooneAtAll3•47m ago
that's why cheaper price is 03-18 and 21-23, aka 3am-6pm,9pm-11pm
stavros•1h ago
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