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DeepSeek Slashes Fees for New AI Model
- LatencyKills 5mo ago> DeepSeek-V4-Pro API is 75% OFF until May 5th Since the API price reduction is temporary, I wonder if this is intended to counter OpenAI's temporary limit boost [0]. [0]: https://venturebeat.com/orchestration/openai-introduces-chatgpt-pro-usd100-tier-with-5x-usage-limits-for-codex https://venturebeat.com/orchestration/openai-introduces-chat...
- palata 5mo agoMy two cents: I am fine with "discounts" as in "pay less for the same thing", but not with "bait and switch" as in "oh you paid for X? I will just change it to a much worse version of X now that you have paid, what will you do?".
- jqpabc123 5mo agoHas it occurred to anyone that AI could be used as an economic weapon? By simply undercutting the fees that Big Tech plans to charge, China could easily nullify the huge investments being made in AI. And they have the ability to do it --- by relying on cheap, renewable power that they are building out at an astonishing rate. Going forward, fossil fuel energy is a liability, not an advantage. China is playing chess, everyone else is stuck with leadership that is playing checkers. https://carboncredits.com/china-adds-power-7x-more-than-the-us-in-2025-with-500b-energy-build-out-in-a-single-year/ https://carboncredits.com/china-adds-power-7x-more-than-the-...
- palata 5mo agoI would say that economy is a weapon already. We even say "commercial war". Putting an embargo on another country, or tariffs, are all adversarial behaviours.