Is there currently a lot of difference between deepseek's own prices and other provider's prices of deepseek models?
Looks like other providers are around 50% higher cost https://openrouter.ai/deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash-0731#provid...
DeepSeek planning to significantly raise prices
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Re: DeepSeek planning to significantly raise prices
#22Well 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?
It was insane how much you could get done for a couple of dollars.
The good times never last.
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#23One 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.
It's not really possible to help without more information about the models you are using, the harness you are using, and how you use the harness.
You haven't even provided enough information for us to know if you are using the right tool. Saying "the model" in relation to an LLM provider that offers several is like asking for help with using a Dewalt or Milwaukee to help assemble an cabinet. Are you cutting, drilling, hammering, screwing?
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#24I'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 imple…
not related to your question directly, but noticed you mentioned oh-my-pi, can you share little bit more why you went with oh-my-pi and not install your own set of extensions? (asking because I was just looking at it to enhance my workflow, but feeling it has too many things)
Re: DeepSeek planning to significantly raise prices
#25I'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 imple…
Are you using Kimi w/expectation of ZDR? Their EULA is “we use your data and train on it unless you negotiate something with us privately”
Re: DeepSeek planning to significantly raise prices
#26Does this mean other providers API prices for Deepseek models will also increase?
Not necessarily, but could happen if the new Pro version is released and costs more to run
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Doesn't make sense - they very recently said they have plenty of money, and are only limited in training a larger model by lack of GPUs (Huawei as well as NVIDIA) available to buy.
Re: DeepSeek planning to significantly raise prices
#28The link takes me to a login page.
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#29The link takes me to a login page.
> 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.
It would be nice to have this notice on the public documentation as well.
Re: DeepSeek planning to significantly raise prices
#30FWIW, I have found Xiaomi’s MiMo-V2.5-Pro to be a pretty cost-effective alternative. https://mimo.mi.com/models/en-US/mimo-v2.5-pro
While it won’t cover everything DeepSeek does, it handles sophisticated tasks quite well. I found it after spotting it on a chart of different models and it was listed as being near Deepseek v4 Flash’s price/performance levels.
I have noticed by the way that DeepSeek’s API has been pretty slow the past couple of days. This feels like a demand-driven move more than anything. Good thing I invested in an eGPU!