@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.

Surge pricing in AI just arrived. DeepSeek is doubling peak-hour V4 API prices. The change covers 9am to noon and 2pm to 6pm Beijing time. Says the goal is steadier service and better distribution of scarce resources. Just weeks before, DeepSeek permanently lowered V4-Pro
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