DeepSeek will introduce peak and off-peak pricing for its API from Aug. 17. Peak hours will run from 9 a.m. to noon and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Beijing

DeepSeek is raising its prices, to the dismay of developers, but off-peak pricing, cache discounts, and multi-model routing mean the impact is more nuanced.

BEIJING, Aug 13 : Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek will raise API prices for its V4-Pro and V4-Flash models and introduce peak and off-peak pricing, a company…