DeepSeek-V4-Pro reaches general availability, prices jump up to 1,100% from Aug 16
DeepSeek
DeepSeek shipped the GA build of V4-Pro (deepseek-v4-pro, V4-Pro-0813) across API, app and web on August 13-14, 2026, with a 1M-token context window, up to 384K output tokens, and selectable thinking effort. DeepSeek confirmed API prices will rise by as much as 1,100% at peak hours starting August 16, 2026.
Why it matters
Follow-up to yesterday's preview-exit report: the confirmed steep price hike marks a shift from loss-leader pricing toward monetizing agent workloads, intensifying the China vs. US pricing dynamic.
Importance: 3/5
Notable follow-up: confirmed steep price hike on a flagship model already reported yesterday, confirmed by official docs plus two independent outlets.
Sources
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Change Log | DeepSeek API Docs