Debate rages over Chinese model pricing and distillation shortcuts

An Economist-cited claim that fierce Chinese price wars force labs into distillation shortcuts sparked pushback, with a follow-up cost analysis showing Opus under Max costs about 4x DeepSeek but saves tokens on complex tasks.

2026-10-30 ~ 2026-10-30 · 2 related posts

• Distillation debate: is Chinese AI pricing 'involution' or rational catch-up? — teortaxesTex · 2026-10-30
• Subscription math: Opus on Max costs ~4x DeepSeek tokens but wins on complexity, GPU payback ~10.8 months — teortaxesTex · 2026-10-30