DeepSeek V4 Pricing Split: Domestic Providers Diverge While Overseas Platforms Maintain Discounts

DeepSeek V4 peak/off-peak pricing triggers fragmented market response. Domestic clouds split into immediate hikers, delayers, and discounters, while overseas APIs undercut official rates, creating significant arbitrage opportunities.

Woofun AI reports that DeepSeek implemented new V4 pricing today, charging peak rates for 7 hours daily and half-rates for the remaining 17 hours. This adjustment has caused a sharp divergence between domestic and international service providers.

Domestic providers are split into three distinct camps. Alibaba Cloud and Tencent Cloud immediately aligned their V4 Flash and V4 Pro plans with DeepSeek's new peak and off-peak rates. Huawei Cloud and Volcengine delayed adjustments; Huawei sets its own rules with 30% nighttime discounts starting August 20, while Volcengine maintains old rates until August 21. Kuaishou Wanqing and Baidu retained independent pricing structures, with Kuaishou's V4 Flash costing 1 yuan for input and 2 yuan for output, and Baidu offering nighttime rates at 20% of regular prices. Overseas platforms continue to undercut official rates.

OpenRouter lists V4 Flash at a 33% discount, approximately $0.06/$0.12, though prices fluctuate dynamically. DeepInfra, RunInfra, GMI Cloud, and Novita offer fixed daily rates ranging from $0.08/$0.18 to $0.14/$0.28, ignoring peak/off-peak distinctions. Coding Agent platforms show mixed responses: OpenCode's pay-as-you-go model followed the increase, while its subscription credits for V4 Flash were cut by 75%, from $60 to $15. Zen aligned with peak/off-peak pricing, whereas Command Code kept package fees unchanged but reduced request volume due to higher underlying costs.