China’s DeepSeek trims the price of flagship AI model by 75% and it be a huge shift
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, has reduced the price of its flagship V4-Pro AI model by 75%, significantly lowering costs for developers. This aggressive price cut may indicate a shift in the AI market, particularly due to the increasing importance of Huawei's Ascend AI chips. The move could intensify competition among AI providers globally, especially as Chinese firms seek to scale performance while reducing costs.
- ▪DeepSeek has permanently slashed the cost of its V4-Pro AI model by 75%.
- ▪Usage costs for V4-Pro now range from 0.025 to 6 yuan per million tokens.
- ▪The price cut may signal improvements in AI infrastructure within China.
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- ▪ DeepSeek to Make Permanent 75% Discount on Flagship AI Model — Bloomberg.com
- ▪ DeepSeek permanently reduces the price of its flagship V4 model by 75 percent — Engadget
- ▪ China’s DeepSeek to make permanent 75% price cut on flagship V4‑Pro AI model — Investing.com — News
- ▪ DeepSeek-V4-Pro 75% off discount is now permanent — X (formerly Twitter)
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Chinese AI startup DeepSeek just made one of the boldest pricing moves in the artificial intelligence race so far. The company announced it is permanently slashing the cost of its flagship V4-Pro AI model by 75%, bringing prices down to just a fraction of what developers were paying only weeks ago. AI companies worldwide have been facing two major problems: high infrastructure costs and limited access to high-end AI chips. So when a company suddenly cuts prices this aggressively — and permanently — it usually signals something important is changing behind the scenes. DeepSeek says usage costs for V4-Pro now range from 0.025 to 6 yuan per million tokens, depending on workload type, down sharply from the previous pricing range of 0.1 to 24 yuan per million tokens.
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