DeepSeek peak/off-peak pricing update

DeepSeek released DeepSeek-V4-Pro, featuring major agent upgrades, flexible reasoning effort levels, and native OpenAI Responses API support with one-click Codex setup. The company also introduced peak and off-peak API pricing, with off-peak rates 50% lower than peak, effective 16:00 UTC on Aug 16, 2026.

DeepSeek-V4-Pro GA Release We’re launching DeepSeek-V4-Pro today 🚀 🔷 Major Agent upgrades with strong production gains 🔷 Flexible reasoning effort /guides/thinking mode 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 /quick start/agent integrations/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. 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 🕒