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DeepSeek Launches V4 Pro AI Model Amid Price Hikes

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THE BRIEF
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Chinese AI firm DeepSeek has launched its official V4 Pro model, claiming performance parity with Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5.

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Simultaneously, the company announced a significant restructuring of its API pricing, with costs for V4 models set to increase by up to 1,100% starting Monday.

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The move reflects the high operational costs of training and deploying large-scale AI models as the company seeks to scale its global expansion efforts.