DeepSeek has announced a price reduction for its Flash series models on its open platform. The new pricing structure will take effect on September 10, 2026.
During off-peak hours, the cost for one million cached hit tokens will drop from ¥0.05 to ¥0.02, representing a 60% decrease. Cache miss tokens will cost ¥1 instead of ¥1.5, and output tokens will be priced at ¥4 instead of ¥4.5.
Peak hours are defined as Monday through Friday, from 9:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 Beijing time. During these periods, cached hit tokens will cost ¥0.04, cache miss tokens ¥2, and output tokens ¥8.
The company previously increased API costs on August 17, introducing a load-dependent pricing model based on infrastructure demand.
