On August 6, 2026, DeepSeek revealed its intention to substantially raise the overall pricing for its API services in the foreseeable future. Users are hereby advised to plan their API usage judiciously, with further specifics to be officially communicated in due course. Prior to this announcement, the V4 Pro and V4 Flash models had already implemented peak-valley pricing strategies, wherein the fees during peak operational hours (ranging from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM daily) were set at double the standard rate.