DeepSeek V4 pricing now depends on what time you run it
DeepSeek V4 pricing now depends on what time you run it DeepSeek moved its entire API over to peak and off-peak billing at 16:00 UTC on August 16, 2026. Output generated by the flagship V4-Pro model now costs $3.96 per million tokens at peak, and $1.98 the rest of the day, per DeepSeek's own pricing page . The previous promotional rate was a flat $0.87 at any hour of the day. Every outlet…
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI lab, recently changed its pricing model for its flagship V4-Pro model. As of August 16, 2026, the cost of output generated by the V4-Pro model is now dependent on the time of day it is generated. During peak hours, which are 01:00-04:00 and 06:00-10:00 UTC, output costs $3.96 per million tokens. The rest of the day, outside of peak hours, costs $1.98 per million tokens. This change is in contrast to the previous promotional flat rate of $0.87 per million tokens at any hour.
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