Many US tech firms are turning to China's DeepSeek as the bill for homegrown AI bites – American AI companies…
- Chinese models are cheaper and lighter then their equivalent US models
- American firms prefer the lower operating costs and model portability
- DeepSeek is now worth around $60 billion
According to a new South China Morning Postreport, an increasing number of US companies are now adopting Chinese models and tools like DeepSeek amid broader cost concerns.
It seems that DeepSeek offers significantly lower costs that leading US models developed by firms like OpenAI and Anthropic, while delivering the performance that they need.
As a result, DeepSeek has climbed to the top of several developer rankings as businesses continue to cut costs and increase efficiency.
DeepSeek is becoming popular because it's so... cheap?
According to the report, the trends reflects a much broader shift in the AI market, with companies prioritizing performance less and emphasizing cost more, all in a bid to strike the best and cheapest balance.
DeepSeek is also...
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