Tencent Cloud DeepSeek API Half-Price Discount Period Canceled

Tencent Cloud announced that the token-based payment model for the Tencent Cloud DeepSeek API will discontinue the discounted pricing feature during specific time periods as of September 10, 2025, Beijing time. Before the cancellation, the original feature automatically distinguished between regular hours (08:30:01-00:29:59) and discounted hours (00:30:00-08:30:00) based on the time of invocation, with services sold at half price during discounted hours. After the cancellation, all time periods will be uniformly charged at the regular rate (online inference price). (First Financial)