DeepSeek Builds Working Game for Just $0.07, Making Coding Too Cheap to Meter
rand_longevity · x · 2026-08-01
A developer successfully created a working game using the DeepSeek model, with API costs totaling only $0.07. This incredibly low cost highlights the mind-blowing cost-effectiveness of modern AI models in code generation, sparking excitement about what developers will be able to build in the next 12 months.
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