# 🚨 DeepSeek is not cheap anymore

*Published on: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:08:23 GMT*

🚨 DeepSeek is not cheap anymore

V4 Pro comes with a brutal API price hike. During peak hours cached input jumps 12x, while output gets 4.5x more expensive. The dirt cheap DeepSeek era is over.

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