ToolsThe story, in brief
Deepseek makes its 75 percent discount permanent, pricing output tokens at least 34x below GPT-5.5
34x cheaper. DeepSeek just made its pricing advantage permanent—and Western AI providers should be watching.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
DeepSeek's permanent 75% discount on V4-Pro reshapes the economics of AI deployment, particularly for token-intensive agentic systems. This pricing move signals a structural competitive shift in the API market that will force Western providers to recalibrate their unit economics.
The key facts
5 to knowDeepSeek V4-Pro input tokens: $0.435 per million
11.5x cheaper than GPT-5.5 on input tokens
34x cheaper than GPT-5.5 on output tokens
75% discount made permanent (not temporary)
Specific impact: token-hungry agentic systems most affected
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The Decoderthe-decoder.com
Publisher excerpt: Deepseek is making the 75 percent discount on its top model V4-Pro permanent. At $0.435 per million input tokens, it's at least 11.5 times cheaper than GPT-5.5 and over 34 times cheaper on output. For token-hungry agentic systems, this kind of pricing could squeeze Western providers hard.