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DeepSeek API — V4 peak/off-peak repricing

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Verdict

DeepSeek's V4 peak/off-peak repricing went live 2026-08-16 16:00 UTC (announced 08-13): V4-Flash is $0.44 in / $1.32 out per 1M at peak and half that off-peak, V4-Pro $1.32/$3.96 peak vs $0.66/$1.98 off-peak — the tip's 'Flash $0.27in' does not appear on the official pricing page (live page says $0.44).

The terms

Pure pay-as-you-go token billing under the new peak/off-peak scheme effective 2026-08-16 16:00 UTC: deepseek-v4-flash $0.44/$1.32 per 1M in/out at peak ($0.22/$0.66 off-peak; $0.007 cache-hit in), deepseek-v4-pro $1.32/$3.96 peak ($0.66/$1.98 off-peak; $0.022 cache-hit in), vision-exp same as flash; 1M context, up to 384K output.

From the official page

"(1) Off-peak rates are half of the peak rates. Peak hours are 01:00 - 04:00 and 06:00 - 10:00 UTC, Monday through Friday (all other hours are off-peak)."

"OFF-PEAK$0.22$0.66$0.22PEAK$0.44$1.32$0.44"

"OFF-PEAK$0.66$1.98$0.66PEAK$1.32$3.96$1.32"

"OFF-PEAK$0.007$0.022$0.007PEAK$0.014$0.044$0.014"

"CONTEXT LENGTH1MMAX OUTPUTMAXIMUM: 384K"

"we will adopt peak/off-peak pricing, with off-peak prices set at half of the peak-hour prices, encouraging users to schedule their tasks based on actual usage. The new prices will take effect at 16:00 (UTC Time) on August 16, 2026."

Official source: api-docs.deepseek.com

Verified 2026-08-26

The math

Free within provider limits — effective marginal cost is $0 until quotas are hit.

Watch out

Machine-discovered entry — numbers trace to official sources via quotes; editorial verdict pending.