https://blog.chuanxilu.net/en/categories/industry/Recent content in Industry on Chuanxilu for Skilled Homo sapiensHugoen-USFri, 07 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0800https://blog.chuanxilu.net/en/posts/2026/08/deepseek-price-increase-beyond-gpu/Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0800https://blog.chuanxilu.net/en/posts/2026/08/deepseek-price-increase-beyond-gpu/On August 6, 2026, DeepSeek announced that it plans to raise API prices. This post unpacks the multifaceted motivations behind the move: cost pass-through, user filtering, expectation management, free marketing, a shift to value-based pricing, and open-source ecosystem constraints, accompanied by a list of falsifiable signals for the window prior to the official plan.