Business · 6 August 2026
DeepSeek plans model price hike after significant rise in demand
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Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek plans a "significant" price increase for its API services soon, despite fierce competition, as its latest cheap model has surged in popularity. Its DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 model is currently priced at approximately US$0.03 per task, which is roughly 105 times less expensive than Anthropic's Claude Fable 5. Experts say DeepSeek can offer low prices thanks to clever architectural design and efficient training strategies.
Reported by South China Morning Post · How we write briefs