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DeepSeek to Make Permanent 75% Discount on Flagship AI Model

ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
DeepSeek announced that the 75 percent discount on its flagship V4 model is now permanent, including the V4 Pro API pricing of $0.435 per million input tokens and $0.87 per million output tokens. The reduced rates replace the temporary discount that was scheduled to end on May 31, solidifying the lower prices for users.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Engadget·DeepSeek permanently reduces the price of its flagship V4 model by 75 percent
- TechMeme·DeepSeek says it will lower V4 Pro API prices by 75% to $0.435/1M input and $0.87/1M output tokens, making permanent the discount prices set to expire on May 31 (Bloomberg)
- The Next Web·DeepSeek made its 75% discount permanent. The AI price war just escalated.
- Hacker News·DeepSeek to Make Permanent 75% Discount on Flagship AI Model
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