300B Parameter Model Cheaper Than 9B? Community Questions DeepSeek Pricing
Potential_Top_4669 · reddit · 2026-07-31
A Reddit user posted their confusion over DeepSeek's API pricing strategy: how can a massive 300B parameter model be significantly cheaper to run than a 9B parameter model? This raises questions about DeepSeek's underlying inference optimization, architectural choices, and potential business subsidies.
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