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October 2026
Oct 26DeepSeek Harness is now in developer preview and the DeepSeek API now supports OpenAI and Anthropic compatible formats.newschangelog+26−194raw difflive page
Oct 2626 line(s) added, 194 removed (around "Your First API Call").newschangelog+26−194raw difflive page
Oct 19DeepSeek V4.1 Flash has been upgraded to DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 with improved performance and reduced runtime while maintaining existing API pricing.newschangelog+17−0raw difflive page
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Oct 18Minor: Corrected the messages parameter format in the HTTP request body examples and added trailing commas to SDK code snippets.rate-limitlimits+4−4raw difflive page
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Oct 17Added Search and Fetch standalone APIs billed at $0.75 per 1,000 successful requests and updated DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash to version 1017.api-pricingpricing+11−4raw difflive page
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September 2026
Sep 22Updated off-peak rate definitions to exclude Chinese public holidays from peak hours and removed the DeepSeek V4 Pro service extension notice.api-pricingpricing+5−6raw difflive page
Sep 19Updated concurrency limits to 2500 for deepseek-flash and 500 for deepseek-v4-pro, and updated code examples to use deepseek-flash.rate-limitlimits+8−8raw difflive page
Sep 15Updated model names to deepseek-flash and deepseek-v4-pro, added specific pricing for off-peak and peak hours, and defined concurrency limits.api-pricingpricing+30−26raw difflive page
Sep 13Released DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash with native multimodal support, reduced API prices, and extended DeepSeek V4 Pro availability until September 14, 2026.newschangelog+27−0raw difflive page
Sep 06Removed the pricing table and added a first API call guide with OpenAI/Anthropic compatibility and example scripts.api-pricingpricing+26−28raw difflive page
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August 2026
Aug 25DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp is now available on the DeepSeek API platform as an experimental multimodal vision understanding model.newschangelog+14−0raw difflive page
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Aug 24Added deepseek-v4-flash-vision-exp model with a concurrency limit of 2500 and pricing matching deepseek-v4-flash.api-pricingpricing+24−23raw difflive page
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Aug 16Updated DeepSeek-V4-Pro-0813 pricing to include off-peak and peak rates, and added Responses API support for the Pro model.api-pricingpricing+23−21raw difflive page
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Aug 16DeepSeek-V4-Pro is now in GA with native OpenAI Responses API support, three thinking effort levels, and peak/off-peak pricing starting August 16, 2026.newschangelog+20−0raw difflive page
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Aug 09DeepSeek plans to significantly increase overall API pricing in the near future, with specific details to be announced later.api-pricingpricing+1−1raw difflive page
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Aug 09The DeepSeek-V4-Flash API is now in public beta, accessible by setting the model name to deepseek-v4-flash.newschangelog+2−2raw difflive page
Aug 01DeepSeek will soon adopt a peak/off-peak pricing policy where prices will be 2x the regular prices during specified daily hours.api-pricingpricing+9−5raw difflive page
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July 2026
Jul 31The DeepSeek-V4-Flash API is now in public beta with enhanced agent capabilities and native support for the Responses API format.newschangelog+13−0raw difflive page
Jun 06Removed 75% discount pricing for deepseek-v4-pro and set the deprecation date for deepseek-chat and deepseek-reasoner to 2026/07/24 15:59 UTC.api-pricingpricing+5−5raw difflive page
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Jun 02DeepSeek API now sets concurrency limits at 500 for deepseek-v4-pro and 2500 for deepseek-v4-flash, with optional capacity expansion and user_id isolation.rate-limitlimits+34−3raw difflive page
May 29Added a concurrency limit of 2500 for some models and clarified that deepseek-v4-pro will be 1/4 of the original price after May 31, 2026.api-pricingpricing+2−1raw difflive page
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