DeepSeek Web/API Service Degradation Under Repair; V4 Launch and Peak/Off-Peak Pricing Announced
English summary
On July 2, DeepSeek experienced a service degradation that affected both its web interface and API. The official status page confirmed the issue, stating the cause had been identified and a fix was in progress. In a separate announcement, DeepSeek revealed that the official V4 version is planned for mid-July, promising additional features and performance improvements. Following the V4 release, the API pricing strategy will be adjusted to introduce a peak/off-peak pricing mechanism.
Chinese summary
7 月 2 日，DeepSeek 网页和 API 服务出现性能下降问题，官方状态页面确认已定位原因并正在修复。与此同时，DeepSeek 宣布 V4 正式版计划于 7 月中旬上线，将带来更多功能和性能提升。V4 发布后，API 定价策略将同步调整，引入峰谷定价机制。
Key points
DeepSeek experienced web/API service degradation on July 2; cause located and fix being implemented.
DeepSeek 于 7 月 2 日出现网页/API 服务性能下降，已定位原因并正在修复。
DeepSeek V4 official version is scheduled for mid-July, with additional features and performance improvements.
DeepSeek V4 正式版计划于 7 月中旬上线，将带来更多功能和性能提升。
API pricing will switch to a peak/off-peak model after the V4 launch.
V4 发布后 API 定价将调整为峰谷定价机制。