DeepSeek Peak Hours
2 days ago
- DeepSeek-V4-Flash and V4-Pro now have time-of-day pricing with peak and off-peak rates.
- Peak hours are 01:00-04:00 UTC and 06:00-10:00 UTC, totaling 7 hours daily.
- Off-peak hours cover the remaining 17 hours, where rates are lower.
- Peak rates are exactly 2x off-peak rates for both models.
- Old flat rates are compared: e.g., cache hit input goes from $0.0028 to $0.007 (off-peak) or $0.014 (peak) for Flash.
- Pro model shows larger increases, like cache hit input from $0.003625 to $0.022 (off-peak) or $0.044 (peak).
- Multipliers in the table show how new rates compare to old flat rates, with peak having higher multipliers.
- The pricing change has been effective since 16:00 UTC on August 16, 2026.