DeepSeek reopens price war

- DeepSeek launched its V4 API with two tiers, Flash and Pro, and is pitching much lower token pricing alongside large context windows to attract enterprise buyers. - The Pro tier offers a 2‑million‑token context window, a direct challenge to incumbents that sell long‑context access as a premium feature. - The release triggered U.S. diplomatic concerns about “unauthorized distillation” and possible data‑theft, raising provenance and compliance questions for enterprise procurement. (startupfortune.com) (livemint.com)