DeepSeek Raises V4 API Prices Significantly, Effective August 17 — Peak-Off-Peak Pricing With Up to 500% Hikes

DeepSeek announced updated API pricing for its V4 model family on August 13, effective August 17, adopting peak and off-peak pricing with off-peak rates half of peak. Off-peak V4 Pro input prices rise as much as 500% for cache hits, while the V4-Pro-0813 model posted a DeepSWE score jump from 7.3 to 62.7.