DeepSeek peak/off-peak pricing update

We’re launching DeepSeek-V4-Pro today! 🚀

🔷 Major Agent upgrades with strong production gains!

🔷 Flexiblereasoning effortfor V4-Pro & V4-Flash: low for simple tasks, high for daily Agent workflows, max for complex tasks.

🔷 Native OpenAI Responses API support, optimized forCodexwith 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.

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 🕒