This at the same time OpenAI is lowering prices.*
From CryptoBriefing, August 13:
DeepSeek raises API prices by up to 1,100% starting Aug. 16
The Chinese AI startup's rock-bottom pricing era appears to be over as surging demand forces a dramatic rate restructuring across its V4 model lineup.
DeepSeek, the Hangzhou-based AI company that rattled Silicon Valley with absurdly cheap language models, is about to get a lot less cheap. Starting August 16 at 16:00 UTC, the company will raise API prices across its V4-Flash and V4-Pro models by anywhere from 50% to more than 1,100%, depending on token type and time of day.
The increases come with a new peak and off-peak pricing structure. Using the API during busy hours will cost twice as much as using it during off-peak windows....
....MUCH MORE
*CNBC, July 30:
OpenAI cuts prices for two of its GPT-5.6 AI models as companies grow sensitive to costs
- OpenAI announced it is slashing the price of two of its latest artificial intelligence models, GPT-5.6 Terra and GPT-5.6 Luna.
- The company said it is reducing the price of Terra by 20% and the cost of Luna by 80%.
- The company is facing pressure to cater to a more cost-sensitive customer base and fend off competition from Chinese startups and other tech giants.
