BEIJING, ⁠Aug 13 (Reuters) - Chinese ⁠artificial intelligence startup ‌DeepSeek will raise API prices for its ​V4-Pro and ⁠V4-Flash models ⁠and introduce peak and ⁠off-peak ‌pricing, a ⁠company statement on Thursday showed.

The ​new ‌rates - ranging from ⁠50% ​to 1,100% above current prices, ⁠depending on the ​model, token type, and time of ⁠use - will take effect on August 17, according ​to ⁠the statement.

(Reporting by ​Xiuhao Chen ‌and Ryan ​Woo; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)