DeepSeek API Pricing Update
Summary
DeepSeek launches V4-Pro and V4-Flash with flexible reasoning effort, native OpenAI Responses API support, and optimized agent workflows for Codex, available via API and app/web.
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We’re launching DeepSeek-V4-Pro today!
Major Agent upgrades with strong production gains! Flexible reasoning effort for V4-Pro & V4-Flash: low for simple tasks, high for daily Agent workflows, max for complex tasks. Native OpenAI Responses API support, optimized for Codex with one-click setup.
V4 Pro is now available on app/web. Try it via “Expert Mode”. V4 Pro is also available via API. Model names remain unchanged—please refer to the API docs for setup details.
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