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// 4h agoPRODUCT UPDATE
DeepSeek Makes V4-Pro 75% Cut Permanent
DeepSeek is keeping the current 75% promotional cut on its V4-Pro API model and, after the promotion ends on May 31, 2026 at 15:59 UTC, will permanently set pricing at one quarter of the original rate. The official API pricing page shows the discounted prices and states that the model will be adjusted to 1/4 of the original price after the promo window closes, which is notable because it turns a temporary discount into the new baseline for developers using DeepSeek’s highest-end model.
// ANALYSIS
Strong move for developers who optimize on inference cost; DeepSeek is using pricing as a product lever, not just a promo.
- –Lowers the long-term cost floor for V4-Pro, which should make it more attractive for agentic and reasoning-heavy workloads.
- –This is strategically important because pricing changes at the model layer can reshape adoption faster than feature launches.
- –The announcement reads like a market signal as much as a product update: DeepSeek is signaling confidence in sustained low-cost operation.
- –If you’re building on top of DeepSeek, this is worth re-evaluating for margin, routing, and model-selection logic.
// TAGS
deepseekv4-proapi-pricingllmfoundation-modelsai-infrastructure
DISCOVERED
4h ago
2026-05-23
PUBLISHED
19h ago
2026-05-22
RELEVANCE
9/ 10
AUTHOR
MagicZhang
