LaunchAI ModelsJune 29, 2026
DeepSeek V4 launches in mid-July with peak-valley pricing

DeepSeek V4 launches in mid-July with peak-valley pricing: API costs double during peak hours (9:00-12:00 and 14:00-18:00 Beijing time). For deepseek-v4-pro, regular rates are ¥0.025/¥3.00/¥6.00 per million tokens (cache hit/miss/output), doubling to ¥0.05/¥6.00/¥12.00 during peak times.