DeepSeek Praised as the Only Force Driving Down LLM API Prices
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-07-31
Commenters argue that without DeepSeek's continuous price wars, LLM API costs would still be exorbitant (e.g., $30 input / $180 output). While the market expected Google to act as the price stabilizer, DeepSeek is currently viewed as the crucial player actually making AI inference more affordable across the industry.
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