DeepSeek takes step away from Nvidia amid export curbs on China
SCMP Tech / 4/27/2026
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Key Points
- DeepSeek is promoting ultra-low pricing for the models it unveiled last week, intensifying price competition in China’s AI market.
- Developers using DeepSeek V4 Pro can receive a 75% discount, and input cache-hit fees have been reduced to 10% of the original price.
- The reduced cache-hit pricing is designed to cut costs for users that frequently issue similar or repeated requests.
- The move comes as China ramps up competition with the United States in artificial intelligence amid export curbs affecting access to advanced AI hardware and ecosystem components.
DeepSeek is touting its ultra-low charges for models unveiled last week, stoking price competition as China challenges the United States in artificial intelligence (AI).
Developers are being offered 75 per cent discounts on the newly released DeepSeek V4 Pro. Fees for input cache hits across the Hangzhou-based company’s AI platforms have also been slashed to 10 per cent of the original price. That provides a cost saving for users who frequently make similar or repeat requests.
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