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After triggering price war, DeepSeek reverses course with surcharge on peak-hour API use
Chinese AI unicorn DeepSeek is introducing peak-hour surcharges for its API services, doubling the price for access to its V4 AI models during peak hours (9am to noon and 2pm to 6pm Beijing time), reversing its role in a domestic price war it helped start.
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