DeepSeek Permanently Cuts Prices of V4-Pro AI Model by 75 Percent
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DeepSeek Permanently Cuts Prices of V4-Pro AI Model by 75 Percent

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek announced a permanent 75% price reduction on its flagship V4-Pro AI model, lowering API costs to between 0.025 and 6 yuan per million tokens from previous rates of 0.1 to 24 yuan. The company did not confirm if the cut was due to increased availability of Huawei's Ascend 950 chips, which power the model. Huawei's chip sales have been influenced by U.S. export controls limiting Nvidia's semiconductor sales in China, while restrictions on chipmaking equipment have constrained Huawei's production capacity. DeepSeek had earlier indicated that Pro pricing would decrease as Huawei's Ascend 950 supernodes become more widely available later this year.

Political Bias
0%100%0%
Sentiment
65%
AI analysis of 2 sources · Published under editorial oversight by The Balanced News
Analysed 24 May 2026· How this analysis is produced· Editorial standards· Corrections

AI Analysis

Political bias across 2 sources
● Left 0%● Center 100%● Right 0%

The articles present a largely technical and business-focused perspective without evident political bias. They mention U.S. export controls affecting Huawei's chip supply, providing context on international trade restrictions. The coverage includes corporate statements and market factors without favoring any political viewpoint, maintaining a neutral stance on geopolitical implications.

Sentiment — Neutral (65/100)

The tone across the articles is neutral and informative, focusing on the price reduction and its technical and market context. There is no overtly positive or negative sentiment; instead, the coverage emphasizes factual details about pricing, chip supply constraints, and industry dynamics, reflecting a balanced and straightforward reporting style.

How 2 sources covered this story

Each source's own headline, political lean, and sentiment — so you can see framing differences at a glance.

SourceTheir headlineBiasSentiment
indianexpressChina's DeepSeek to make permanent 75 price cut on flagship V4 Pro AI modelCenterNeutral
businessstandardChina's DeepSeek makes permanent 75 cut in V4-Pro AI model pricesCenterNeutral

Coverage timeline

businessstandard broke this story on 23 May, 02:30 pm. Other outlets followed.

  1. 1
    businessstandard23 May, 02:30 pm
    China's DeepSeek makes permanent 75 cut in V4-Pro AI model prices
  2. 2
    indianexpress24 May, 05:07 am
    China's DeepSeek to make permanent 75 price cut on flagship V4 Pro AI model

Lens Score breakdown

32/100
Public interest0/100
Coverage gap100%

Well-covered story — coverage matches public importance.

Who's involved

Institutions and figures named across source coverage.

Corporate
HuaweiDeepSeek

Story context

Category
Tech
Location
China
Sources analysed
2
Last analysed
24 May 2026
Key entities
Artificial intelligenceChinaStartup companyRenminbiHuaweiAPIAdobe FlashNvidiaSemiconductorFlagshipAscend (Illenium album)ChatGPT