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DeepSeek launches V4-Pro, its most advanced model that rivals Kimi K3 on some benchmarks at much lower prices, costing $0.44/1M input and $0.87/1M output tokens (Juro Osawa/The Information)

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DeepSeek’s V4-Pro is being pitched on agent gains and price, but early reaction was uneven.

The Information says DeepSeek launched V4-Pro as its flagship model, with some users expressing disappointment. Techmeme’s note lists pricing at $0.435 per 1M input tokens and $0.87 per 1M output tokens. DeepSeek said the release adds adjustable reasoning effort and native OpenAI Responses API support. Related links point to mixed benchmark reads, including stronger cybersecurity results and comparisons with Kimi K3. Techmeme's note

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