DeepSeek announced peak/off-peak pricing for V4, launching mid-July. Rates double during Beijing business hours (9-12, 14-18).
The numbers: V4-Pro output at peak costs RMB 12 per million tokens, roughly $1.76. Anthropic's comparable Sonnet-class output runs around $15.
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DeepSeek announced peak/off-peak pricing for V4, launching mid-July. Rates double during Beijing business hours (9-12, 14-18).
The numbers: V4-Pro output at peak costs RMB 12 per million tokens, roughly $1.76. Anthropic's comparable Sonnet-class output runs around $15. DeepSeek's most expensive rate is about 12% of the American benchmark.
I analyzed this cost-layer dynamic earlier this month, when Chinese models held 7 of 10 top slots on OpenRouter with permanent pricing far below Western competitors. The cost gap has not compressed. It has added a time dimension.
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