DeepSeek-V4-Flash
deepseek-v4-flash-0731 ↗| Rate | Today flat | Off-peak | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input · cache hit | $0.0028 | $0.007 2.5× | $0.014 5× |
| Input · cache miss | $0.14 | $0.22 1.6× | $0.44 3.1× |
| Output | $0.28 | $0.66 2.4× | $1.32 4.7× |
DeepSeek-V4 API · time-of-day pricing
DeepSeek API pricing status: OFF-PEAK
Checking the clock…
New pricing goes live in· · ·16:00 UTC · Sat, Aug 16 2026
A live tracker for DeepSeek-V4-Pro and DeepSeek-V4-Flash time-of-day API pricing, where every token costs exactly 2× during peak hours.
Read the full breakdown of the changeYour day, priced
Peak hours are 01:00-04:00 & 06:00-10:00 UTC, 7 hours a day. The other 17 hours are off-peak, shown here on your clock.
Peak · 2× off-peak ratesOff-peakNow
Add peak hours to your calendarTwo daily events in UTC. Your calendar shows them in local time.
Peak hours around the world
The same two UTC windows, on everyone's wall clock. The white marker is this exact moment.
The new price list
USD per 1M tokens. Peak is exactly 2× off-peak. Multipliers compare against today's flat rates (DeepSeek first-party, as listed on OpenRouter). Effective 16:00 UTC, Aug 16 2026.
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
deepseek-v4-pro-0813 ↗| Rate | Today flat | Off-peak | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input · cache hit | $0.003625 | $0.022 6.1× | $0.044 12.1× |
| Input · cache miss | $0.435 | $0.66 1.5× | $1.32 3× |
| Output | $0.87 | $1.98 2.3× | $3.96 4.6× |
The hike, visualized
Bar length is the multiple of today's flat rate, so today is 1×. Both charts share the same scale, so Pro's 12.1× peak cache-hit hike is exactly as big as it looks.
Today (flat)Off-peakPeak
DeepSeek-V4-Flash
Input · cache hit
Input · cache miss
Output
DeepSeek-V4-Pro
Input · cache hit
Input · cache miss
Output
Sources
Sources: DeepSeek-V4 API pricing announcement (effective 16:00 UTC, Aug 16 2026) · current flat rates from V4-Flash and V4-Pro on OpenRouter. Not affiliated with DeepSeek. Always confirm against the official price sheet before betting the invoice on it.