# DeepSeek API Pricing Update

> Source: <https://twitter.com/deepseek_ai/status/2087864589895798968>
> Published: 2026-08-13 12:49:21+00:00

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

# DeepSeek on X: "API pricing update 💰 With the V4 lineup release, we’re updating our API pricing and introducing peak and off-peak rates. Off-peak rates are 50% lower than peak, enabling more flexible workload scheduling. 📉 New pricing takes effect at 16:00 UTC, Aug 16, 2026 🕒 https://t.co/l5CFrMB5Ev"

- API pricing update 💰 With the V4 lineup release, we’re updating our API pricing and introducing peak and off-peak rates. Off-peak rates are 50% lower than peak, enabling more flexible workload scheduling. 📉 New pricing takes effect at 16:00 UTC, Aug 16, 2026 🕒
- Why the fuck do you subsidizes US and EU and increase price for everyone near ASIAN time zone!!! It should be the opposite because US and EU has more money