DeepSeek's Cache Read Pricing is 10x Cheaper Than Competitors
alejandroll10 · x · 2026-08-03
A developer pointed out that major LLM API providers are silently charging around 10x more for cache reads compared to DeepSeek. This suggests that other providers may be keeping prices artificially high to boost margins.
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