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DeepSeek is moving to peak/off-peak API pricing. Off-peak rates are 50% of peak rates.

Peak: 01:00–04:00 UTC and 06:00–10:00 UTC Off-peak: all other hours

New pricing takes effect August 16, 2026 at 16:00 UTC.

Model Period Cache hit Cache miss Output (input / 1M) (input / 1M) (/ 1M)

deepseek-v4-flash Off-peak $0.007 $0.22 $0.66

deepseek-v4-flash Peak $0.014 $0.44 $1.32

deepseek-v4-pro Off-peak $0.022 $0.66 $1.98

deepseek-v4-pro Peak $0.044 $1.32 $3.96

For batchable workloads, scheduling outside those two UTC windows cuts token costs in half.



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