{"slug": "deepseek-v4-official-release-coming-in-mid-july-with-2x-peak-hour-api-pricing", "title": "DeepSeek V4 official release coming in mid-July with 2x peak-hour API pricing", "summary": "DeepSeek announced the official release of DeepSeek V4 in mid-July, featuring a 1-million-token context window and enhanced performance in agent tasks, math, and code generation. The company will introduce peak and off-peak API pricing, with peak-hour rates at double the off-peak rate.", "body_md": "The DeepSeek team announced on Monday that the official release of DeepSeek V4 is scheduled for mid-July. According to the company, the new version builds on the existing preview release with further feature enhancements and performance upgrades. It will come standard with a 1-million-token context window across the entire model lineup, while delivering stronger performance in areas including agent-based task execution, mathematical reasoning, and code generation.\n\nDeepSeek also unveiled a new pricing plan that will take effect alongside the official release. For the first time, the company will introduce peak and off-peak API pricing. Peak hours will run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. each day, during which API usage will be charged at twice the off-peak rate. [TechNode reporting]", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/deepseek-v4-official-release-coming-in-mid-july-with-2x-peak-hour-api-pricing", "canonical_source": "https://technode.com/2026/06/30/deepseek-to-launch-v4-in-mid-july-with-new-peak-time-api-pricing/", "published_at": "2026-06-30 06:22:37+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-30 06:50:20.897102+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["large-language-models", "ai-products", "ai-tools", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["DeepSeek", "DeepSeek V4"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/deepseek-v4-official-release-coming-in-mid-july-with-2x-peak-hour-api-pricing", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/deepseek-v4-official-release-coming-in-mid-july-with-2x-peak-hour-api-pricing.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/deepseek-v4-official-release-coming-in-mid-july-with-2x-peak-hour-api-pricing.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/deepseek-v4-official-release-coming-in-mid-july-with-2x-peak-hour-api-pricing.jsonld"}}