DeepSeek Makes 75% API Discount Permanent on V4-Pro Model
The permanent price cut positions DeepSeek as a cost-disruptive force in the AI API market, challenging established US providers while the security debate around Chinese-hosted models continues.
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Chinese AI startup DeepSeek announced on May 22 that it will permanently apply a 75% discount to API pricing for its V4-Pro model, extending a limited-time promotion from late April. New rates are $0.435 per million input tokens and $0.87 per million output tokens, undercutting OpenAI and Anthropic models. Security concerns persist over Chinese server data processing.
DeepSeek made its V4-Pro API discount permanent on May 22, dropping prices to $0.435 per million input tokens and $0.87 per million output tokens. The move extends a promotion that began in late April and puts output pricing well below OpenAI's GPT-5.5 and Anthropic's Claude Opus series. The V4 series is known for 1 million token long-context support and strong math and coding performance, but US security concerns about data processed on Chinese servers remain. Developer reactions on Reddit included surprise at the sub-$1-per-million-token rate and questions about profitability.
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