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DeepSeek Prices

Current statePrice hike confirmedstatus changed Aug 13

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DeepSeek shipped V4-Pro on its API on Aug 13 with sharply higher user prices, confirming the reported hike, and released an open-source coding harness the same day positioned as a Claude Code rival.

Earlier contextThe story so far

China Daily first reported on Aug 6 that DeepSeek planned to raise its AI service prices, and CITIC Securities analysts treated the plan as confirmed days later, framing it as part of a broader trend of Chinese labs pushing larger models at higher prices. By Aug 10, coverage was describing the move as DeepSeek entering a more ambitious, costlier era.

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State over time

● signaled · Aug 6–10confirmed · Aug 13 → now ●
  • signaled · Aug 6–10
  • confirmed · Aug 13 → now
SIGNAL · Aug 6–8
Reports surface that DeepSeek plans to raise AI service prices
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CONFIRMED · Aug 9
Analysts treat the hike as confirmed, part of a wider Chinese-lab trend
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RAMP · Aug 10
Coverage frames the pricing shift as DeepSeek entering a costlier, more ambitious era
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THE TURN · Aug 13
V4-Pro ships at sharply higher API prices, alongside an open-source coding harness
The reported plan becomes a shipped price change the same day DeepSeek launches a Claude Code-rival tool.
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What to watch — open questions

  • What are DeepSeek's new per-token API prices for V4-Pro compared to the prior tier?
  • Does the increase apply only to the hosted API, or also to open-weight model access?
  • How does the new DeepSeek Harness's pricing and licensing compare to Claude Code for teams evaluating a switch?
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