Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek said it will permanently maintain steep discounts on its DeepSeek-V4-Pro model API pricing, pushing inference costs to new industry lows and escalating a price war across the global AI sector.

DeepSeek permanently reduces its flagship AI model pricing by 75%, enhancing competitiveness in the crowded AI market.

Empresa busca reforçar sua atratividade em um mercado cada vez mais competitivo

DeepSeek did not disclose whether the permanent price cut was due to increased supply of Huawei's Ascend 950 chips, which it used to maximize V4's performance.