AI BriefingDeepSeek Raises API Prices by Up to 1,100% Per Model
·2026.08.17 19:28
Key point
DeepSeek is implementing API price increases of up to 1,100% per model starting this Sunday.
Details
DeepSeek will raise API prices effective 16th 16:00 UTC.
Key price increases are as follows:
- V4-Flash model: Peak-time output costs surge approximately 4.7x from $0.28 to $1.32 per 1 million tokens.
- Entire V4 lineup: Price increases range from approximately 50% to over 1,100%, depending on the model, input/output type, and time of day.
Even after this increase, DeepSeek remains relatively inexpensive compared to other frontier model APIs, but it is expected to significantly impact the economics of high-volume token consumption workflows such as Batch jobs and Multi-call agent loops, which previously operated on very low costs.
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