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DeepSeek's Pricing Strategy Shift

DeepSeek launches an affordable AI model then rapidly reverses course with significant price increases.

2 stories · since Jul 31

Combined activity · last 10 days peak 5/2h

Peak 5 items in one 2h at Aug 7, 1 PM; 33 items over 10 days Jul 31, 1 AM — 4 itemsJul 31, 3 AM — 5 itemsJul 31, 5 AM — 2 itemsJul 31, 7 AM — no itemsJul 31, 9 AM — 5 itemsJul 31, 11 AM — 1 itemJul 31, 1 PM — no itemsJul 31, 3 PM — no itemsJul 31, 5 PM — no itemsJul 31, 7 PM — 1 itemJul 31, 9 PM — no itemsJul 31, 11 PM — no itemsAug 1, 1 AM — no itemsAug 1, 3 AM — no itemsAug 1, 5 AM — no itemsAug 1, 7 AM — 1 itemAug 1, 9 AM — no itemsAug 1, 11 AM — no itemsAug 1, 1 PM — no itemsAug 1, 3 PM — no itemsAug 1, 5 PM — no itemsAug 1, 7 PM — no itemsAug 1, 9 PM — no itemsAug 1, 11 PM — no itemsAug 2, 1 AM — no itemsAug 2, 3 AM — no itemsAug 2, 5 AM — no itemsAug 2, 7 AM — no itemsAug 2, 9 AM — no itemsAug 2, 11 AM — no itemsAug 2, 1 PM — no itemsAug 2, 3 PM — no itemsAug 2, 5 PM — no itemsAug 2, 7 PM — no itemsAug 2, 9 PM — no itemsAug 2, 11 PM — no itemsAug 3, 1 AM — no itemsAug 3, 3 AM — no itemsAug 3, 5 AM — no itemsAug 3, 7 AM — no itemsAug 3, 9 AM — 1 itemAug 3, 11 AM — no itemsAug 3, 1 PM — no itemsAug 3, 3 PM — no itemsAug 3, 5 PM — no itemsAug 3, 7 PM — no itemsAug 3, 9 PM — no itemsAug 3, 11 PM — no itemsAug 4, 1 AM — no itemsAug 4, 3 AM — no itemsAug 4, 5 AM — 1 itemAug 4, 7 AM — no itemsAug 4, 9 AM — no itemsAug 4, 11 AM — no itemsAug 4, 1 PM — no itemsAug 4, 3 PM — no itemsAug 4, 5 PM — no itemsAug 4, 7 PM — no itemsAug 4, 9 PM — no itemsAug 4, 11 PM — no itemsAug 5, 1 AM — no itemsAug 5, 3 AM — no itemsAug 5, 5 AM — no itemsAug 5, 7 AM — no itemsAug 5, 9 AM — no itemsAug 5, 11 AM — no itemsAug 5, 1 PM — no itemsAug 5, 3 PM — no itemsAug 5, 5 PM — no itemsAug 5, 7 PM — no itemsAug 5, 9 PM — no itemsAug 5, 11 PM — 1 itemAug 6, 1 AM — 1 itemAug 6, 3 AM — no itemsAug 6, 5 AM — no itemsAug 6, 7 AM — no itemsAug 6, 9 AM — no itemsAug 6, 11 AM — no itemsAug 6, 1 PM — no itemsAug 6, 3 PM — no itemsAug 6, 5 PM — no itemsAug 6, 7 PM — no itemsAug 6, 9 PM — no itemsAug 6, 11 PM — no itemsAug 7, 1 AM — no itemsAug 7, 3 AM — no itemsAug 7, 5 AM — no itemsAug 7, 7 AM — no itemsAug 7, 9 AM — no itemsAug 7, 11 AM — no itemsAug 7, 1 PM — 5 itemsAug 7, 3 PM — 4 itemsAug 7, 5 PM — no itemsAug 7, 7 PM — no itemsAug 7, 9 PM — no itemsAug 7, 11 PM — no itemsAug 8, 1 AM — no itemsAug 8, 3 AM — no itemsAug 8, 5 AM — no itemsAug 8, 7 AM — no itemsAug 8, 9 AM — no itemsAug 8, 11 AM — no itemsAug 8, 1 PM — no itemsAug 8, 3 PM — no itemsAug 8, 5 PM — no itemsAug 8, 7 PM — no itemsAug 8, 9 PM — no itemsAug 8, 11 PM — no itemsAug 9, 1 AM — no itemsAug 9, 3 AM — no itemsAug 9, 5 AM — no itemsAug 9, 7 AM — no itemsAug 9, 9 AM — no itemsAug 9, 11 AM — no itemsAug 9, 1 PM — 1 itemAug 9, 3 PM — no itemsAug 9, 5 PM — no itemsAug 9, 7 PM — no itemsAug 9, 9 PM — no items 5 items · 1 PM
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How the narrative developed 2 stories

  1. Jul 31
  2. AIRunning 9d

    DeepSeek Warns of Steep Price Hike Days After Cut-Rate V4 Flash Launch

    The Chinese lab's ultra-cheap V4 Flash model intensified the AI price war, then DeepSeek told users to expect a 'significant' price increase.

    Peak 6 items in one 5h at Jul 31, 6 AM; 15 items over 10 days 15 items625 engagement3 sources
  3. Running 7d

    DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

    Peak 9 items in one 5h at Aug 7, 1 PM; 18 items over 10 days 18 items1.9k engagement1 source