DeepSeek V4-Pro Just Got 4x Cheaper. But Here's What Nobody's Talking About
DeepSeek has announced a permanent 75% discount on its V4-Pro service, making it significantly cheaper than competitors. However, users may encounter rate limits when using the service at scale, which can disrupt workflows. To mitigate this issue, implementing multi-key load balancing with automatic failover is recommended for optimal performance.
- ▪DeepSeek V4-Pro's price has dropped to $0.87 per million tokens for output.
- ▪The service is now 20-35 times cheaper than GPT-5.5.
- ▪Users may face rate limits that can halt their workflows when using a single API key.
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