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@seclink: DeepSeek idle period pricing is half of peak period pricing. Peak periods are Monday to Friday 9:00-12:00 and 14:00-18:00 Beijing time (the rest are idle periods). Important non-urgent tasks can be scheduled with cron to run later.

X AI KOLs Timeline ↗ · 2026-08-25 Cached

DeepSeek charges half price during off-peak hours compared to peak times. Peak hours are specific times on weekdays. It's recommended to use cron to schedule important but non-urgent tasks during off-peak periods.

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#peak-hours

@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…

X AI KOLs Following ↗ · 2026-07-04

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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peak-hours

@seclink: DeepSeek idle period pricing is half of peak period pricing. Peak periods are Monday to Friday 9:00-12:00 and 14:00-18:00 Beijing time (the rest are idle periods). Important non-urgent tasks can be scheduled with cron to run later.

@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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