DeepSeek launches Search and Fetch APIs at $0.75 per 1,000 requests
What happened
Between the Oct 16, 2026 and Oct 17, 2026 captures of DeepSeek's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: New Search and Fetch APIs priced at $0.75 per 1,000 successful requests each; server-side tool calls free until per-request billing starts Nov 1, 2026. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new add-on) with an upward direction. The current page lists DeepSeek Flash at $0.15 per 1M input tokens (cache miss) + $0.3 per 100M input tokens (cache hit) and DeepSeek V4 Pro at $0.66 per 1M input tokens (cache miss) + $2.2 per 100M input tokens (cache hit).
It lands 26 days after DeepSeek's previous change, "DeepSeek: peak-hour billing now excludes Chinese public holidays" (Sep 21, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "DeepSeek merges v4-flash and vision-exp into cheaper Flash V4.1" (Sep 14, 2026), "DeepSeek adds vision model, exempts weekends from peak pricing" (Aug 24, 2026) and "DeepSeek: API pricing restructured to peak/off-peak billing, prices roughly double" (Aug 17, 2026). DeepSeek has been tracked since 2026-05-16.
In the same window Google, X, Mistral AI, Anthropic and OpenAI also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Add-onNew add-onNot listed$0.75
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Add-on | Not listed | $0.75 | New add-on |
Values as written on DeepSeek's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of DeepSeek's pricing page (deepseek.com) from Oct 16, 2026 and Oct 17, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where "Not listed" becomes "$0.75".
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DeepSeek, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 17, 2026packagingDeepSeek launches Search and Fetch APIs at $0.75 per 1,000 requests · this change
- Sep 21, 2026packagingDeepSeek: peak-hour billing now excludes Chinese public holidays
- Sep 14, 2026packagingDeepSeek merges v4-flash and vision-exp into cheaper Flash V4.1
- Aug 24, 2026packagingDeepSeek adds vision model, exempts weekends from peak pricing
- Aug 17, 2026increaseDeepSeek: API pricing restructured to peak/off-peak billing, prices roughly double
- Aug 11, 2026packagingDeepSeek: dropped peak/off-peak pricing plan, warns of broader increase
- Aug 3, 2026packagingDeepSeek: announced peak/off-peak surge pricing (2x during peak hours)
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- GoogleOct 12Google Workspace swaps Gems for AI skills, rewords Gemini on Starter plan
- XOct 12X adds Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite to API from $0.02/sec, up to 1080p
- Mistral AIOct 12Mistral AI cuts Free plan API credits, gives free users Vibe CLI and IDE tools
- AnthropicOct 12Anthropic API launches Haiku 5.5 at $0.10/$0.50 per MTok, Haiku 4.5 goes Legacy
- OpenAIOct 11OpenAI rewrites Free, Go, Plus and Pro taglines in "Best for" style
Questions about this change
Did DeepSeek raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 16, 2026 and Oct 17, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new add-on.
What changed on DeepSeek's pricing page between Oct 16, 2026 and Oct 17, 2026?
Add-on: Not listed → $0.75. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 16, 2026 and Oct 17, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does DeepSeek change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 6 other pricing-page changes for DeepSeek in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "DeepSeek: peak-hour billing now excludes Chinese public holidays" on Sep 21, 2026; DeepSeek has been tracked since 2026-05-16.