**[DeepSeek-V4 Official Version Price Surge: Pro Peak Output Soars 4.5x]** According to monitoring by 动察 Beating, DeepSeek has announced new pricing for its V4 API, effective August 17. During peak hours, the V4-Pro input cost per million tokens for cache misses will increase from the current 3 CNY to 9 CNY, and the output cost will rise from 6 CNY to 27 CNY, representing a 3x and 4.5x increase, respectively. Although off-peak prices are only half of the peak rates, they are still higher than the current prices. The V4-Pro off-peak input cost will be 4.5 CNY, and the output cost will be 13.5 CNY. For V4-Flash, the input cost will be 1.5 CNY, and the output cost will be 4.5 CNY. Peak hours are defined as 9:00–12:00 and 14:00–18:00 Beijing time daily. All other times will be charged at off-peak rates. [Original Link]