DeepSeek permanently reduces the price of its flagship V4 model by 75 percent
DeepSeek has announced a permanent 75 percent price reduction for its flagship V4 Pro model. This move aims to position the company as a cost-effective alternative in the competitive AI market. The new pricing structure significantly lowers costs for enterprise users and may challenge other major AI models.
- ▪DeepSeek has reduced the price of its V4 Pro model to a fourth of its original price.
- ▪The new pricing ranges from $0.003625 to $0.87 per million tokens, down from $0.0145 to $3.48.
- ▪This price cut is intended to attract enterprise accounts and power users who utilize large volumes of tokens.
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News AI DeepSeek permanently reduces the price of its flagship V4 model by 75 percent The lower prices could be aimed at undercutting the competition. By Jackson Chen May 23, 2026 11:31 am EST Justin Sullivan/Getty Images DeepSeek is leaning hard into being the "cost-effective" choice for AI agents. According to its website, the Chinese startup is dropping the price for its latest flagship model, DeepSeek V4 Pro, to a fourth of its original price. This latest price update makes permanent the 75 percent discount promotion that was previously supposed to end on May 31, 2026. As seen on the website's pricing page, the DeepSeek V4 Pro prices now range from $0.003625 to $0.87 per one million tokens, compared to the previous range between $0.0145 to $3.48 for every million tokens.
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