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deepseek flash changed my weekly claude usage

2026-08-18

deepseek flash v4 cut my claude code usage by about 20% this week.

i usually hit 90% by friday. my reset is monday morning. this time i ended just above 72%.

it's cheaper than running a local llm on my m3 mac studio.

deepseek just announced higher pricing, so that might change. but man.