@rohanpaul_ai: Surge pricing in AI just arrived. DeepSeek is doubling peak-hour V4 API prices. The change covers 9am to noon and 2pm t…
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DeepSeek is implementing surge pricing for its V4 API during peak hours (9am-noon and 2pm-6pm Beijing time) to ensure steadier service and resource distribution, following a recent price cut for V4-Pro.
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