DeepSeek made its 75% discount permanent. The AI price war just escalated.

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By Ana Maria ConstantinMay 24, 2026, 3:48 am129 ptsTrending
DeepSeek has made permanent the 75% price discount on its flagship V4 Pro model. The promotion was originally scheduled to expire on 31 May. The Chinese AI startup’s pricing now ranges from $0.003625 to $0.87 per million tokens, down from $0.0145 to $3.48. The price points are striking in context. OpenAI’s…

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