Does this mean other providers API prices for Deepseek models will also increase?
DeepSeek planning to significantly raise prices
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Re: DeepSeek planning to significantly raise prices
#12Well it was nice while it lasted. Built so much stuff for basically free. I can only thank them for that.
I guess this means that this powerful model for very cheap concept does not work?
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#13One thing I struggle with is the value proposition. One day on a specific task I'll feel like the model saved me a couple hours of work. Then days like yesterday, the model cost me half the day with context loss, repeating steps already completed, crashing/becoming unresponsive, making unpardonable mistakes in logic.
Please don't tell me I'm holding it wrong.
Re: DeepSeek planning to significantly raise prices
#14Is there currently a lot of difference between deepseek's own prices and other provider's prices of deepseek models?
Re: DeepSeek planning to significantly raise prices
#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’s all about the cache prices. Those dominate usage, cached tokens are easily >90% if not >95% of all used tokens.
Yes, but I'm not sure. They recently dropped cache prices 10 times. Why would they rudder back after only a few months?
to fund training a far better and capable model.
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#16I'm guessing this is almost entirely about the incredibly low cache read prices. Few have come close to them, nothing has a bigger effect on (a typical) session price, and with the price of RAM right now, they have to be the biggest pain point for them right now? A 10x increase in cache read would be a significant increase, yet would still keep them cheaper than every other provider of their model (at least based on…
I wanted to say luna's way cheaper now too, but oh my god I must have misremembered, DeepSeek cache read is 0.002, not 0.02.
Re: DeepSeek planning to significantly raise prices
#17Link redirects to a login page.
If you log and view your "Usage" page there is a blue banner near the top in a blue box saying:
> We plan to raise the overall pricing for DeepSeek API services in the near future, with a significant increase expected. Please plan your usage accordingly. The specific pricing plan will be subject to official notice.
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#18I'm using oh my pi with Kimi K3 as the planner and DeepSeek Flash 0731 as the implementer, with OpenRouter as the provider.
Any suggestions for a better configuration? I mostly need Opus 4.6 + Claude Code alternative. I don't need Fable level capabilities, I add one new feature at a time and approve the code before shipping it. Then test and open a PR.
Usually both Fable and Opus suggest dumb ideas but are good implementers once I tweak the idea, approve the code, and add unit and production tests.
I'm OK spending max $100/month on APIs, ideally with Zero data retention. I only need a few hours a day of coding. I don't want agents running all the time; I figure I can stay on top to each feature and wrap my head around the product and new suggestions as long as I don't build too much at once.
I'm still on a Claude Max $100 plan, but it's barely usable anymore—one call and I hit 20–30% of the 5h window on Opus 4.8. Opus 5 seems tuned to make messes, and Fable burns tokens for a level of capability I don't actually need.
Re: DeepSeek planning to significantly raise prices
#19Well it was nice while it lasted. Built so much stuff for basically free. I can only thank them for that. I guess this means that this powerful model for very cheap concept does not work?
They were showing notices about doubling pricing during american working timezones a week ago, so it seems likely to be demand related.
Their v4 flash is brilliant, and I expect they have had a huge, and expensive to handle at short notice, surge in customers as a result.
Re: DeepSeek planning to significantly raise prices
#20Is there currently a lot of difference between deepseek's own prices and other provider's prices of deepseek models?
Yeah, everyone else's cache read prices are 10x higher.