WorkBuddy Apologizes and Will Refund DeepSeek Model Credit Difference

According to ChainCatcher, Tencent’s AI agent product WorkBuddy issued an apology and compensation notice on November 8 over a discount campaign for the DeepSeek-V4.1 Flash model. WorkBuddy launched the model on September 10 with a two-week promotion offering credits at 50% of the regular price, originally scheduled to end on September 24. The promotion was later extended through November 5, when regular pricing resumed at 2:00 PM. WorkBuddy apologized for not notifying users of the change in time. For accounts that used DeepSeek-V4.1 Flash from November 5 at 2:00 PM through November 8 at 11:59 PM, all credits consumed during that period will be recalculated at half the regular price. WorkBuddy will automatically return the difference, equal to 50% of the credits consumed, without requiring an application. Refunds are expected to arrive within seven business days.