DeepSeek V4 official version coming mid-July with peak pricing

DeepSeek team announced the official version of DeepSeek V4 will launch in mid-July with more features and performance improvements. After launch, API pricing will use peak pricing: peak hours (9-12 AM and 2-6 PM daily) cost double the normal price, which stays the same as current. The preview version launched on April 24 with million-character context and leading agent, knowledge, and reasoning abilities.