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Calculated at DeepSeek's list prices for the single-day traffic of October 16, output tokens account for only about 2% of the total but about 47% of the bill, uncached input accounts for about 42% of the bill, and cache reads, which make up 93% of input tokens, account for only about 11% of the cost.
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50%
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Short-term (~14 days)
Relevance
10/18/2026
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Valid until: 11/1/2026
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DeepSeek New Version Hands-On: Same Price, Costs Slashed by 60%
bilibili枫叶边城10/18/2026
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