Kimi Faces Pricing Pressure as DeepSeek Retains Edge
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-07-17
The author notes that Kimi lacks a Flash-tier product, leaving its pricing significantly undercut by V4-Pro/Flash. They would prefer to see a sub-agent stack combining K3 + V4-Pro/Flash.
Additionally, they believe DeepSeek's pricing remains highly competitive and expect its “token factory” operational efficiency to continue leading other Chinese AI vendors, predicting a strong comeback.
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